A CAR RUNS WITHOUT DRIVER

Dmitri Dolgov told Reuters that when surrounding vehicles were breaking the speed limit, going more slowly could actually present a danger, and the Google car would accelerate to keep up. Google's driver less prototypes have been widely tested on roads in the US. The UK will allow driver less cars on public roads from 2015. Google first announced its driver less car division in 2010, and has been testing its technology in modified cars built by other manufacturers. The cars have traveled on more than 700,000 miles of open road, mostly in California. In may. the US tech firm said it would start building its own self driving cars.

The bubble-shaped vehicles will seat two people, propulsion will be electric, and to begin with they will be limited to 25mph(40km/h) to help ensure safety. in July, the UK government announced that driver less cars will be allowed on public roads from January next year.

In addition, minister ordered a review of the UK's road regulations to provide appropriate guidelines
This will cover the need for self-drive vehicles to comply with safety and traffic laws, and involve changes to the Highway code, which applies to England, Scotland and wales. Commenting on Google self-drive cars ability to exceed the speed limit, a Department for Transport spokesman said: "There are no plans to Change speed limits, which will still apply to driver less cars.

In a separate development on Monday, the white house said it wanted all cars and light trucks to be equipped with technology that could prevent Collisions. Radio signals emitted by the vehicles  would allow them to "talk" to each other, and alert drivers to potential accidents.