Tuesday, 20 November 2012

Google's autonomous driving programme hires US government policy expert

Google's autonomous cars programme has gained a vital federal link

Google's autonomous driving programme might have engineers, technicians and lobbyists working overtime to bring self-driving cars to the world, but it's been missing one very important post: a government policy expert.


That will be rectified come 7 January 2013, when Ron Medford, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) deputy director, takes a position at Google as the company's Director of Safety for Self-Driving Cars.


By: Damon Lavrinc, Edited by: David Cornish


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via Wired.co.uk



http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2012-11/20/google-appoint-ron-medford

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