Google’s search for driverless car serves up SUV that goes it alone

Google says it has turned a corner in its pursuit of a car that can drive itself. The leader of the technology giant’s driverless car project has written in a blog that test vehicles are becoming far more adept at city driving.

They can already comfortably handle motorways, he said, but city driving presents a virtual obstacle course of pedestrians, cyclists and blind corners.

Google says the cars can now negotiate thousands of urban situations that would have stumped them a year or two ago.