Google Secretly Testing Self-Driving Cars in Texas

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Multiple sightings confirm autonomous vehicle is being tested on public roadways

A Google self-driving car has been spotted in Austin, Texas, prompting speculation as to whether the technology has been secretly approved for public testing by city or state lawmakers.

A video uploaded to the hip hop forum TheColi.com last week shows a Google self-driving vehicle parked in a vertical parking spot on Congress Avenue in south central Austin – less than two miles south of the state capitol.

A gyroscope spins atop the roof, as the man filming approaches the car, which has “Google” clearly emblazoned on both driver and passenger sides.

A photo posted to Reddit Austin a week later features the same Lexus RX 450h with identical California license plates traveling north on Guadalupe Street.

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