Driverless Car to Hit California Roads

SCIENCE -- September 28, 2012 at 5:02 PM EDT

Driverless Car to Hit California Roads

Who says a car needs a driver? California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a law on Tuesday that makes it legal for driverless cars to travel on state highways. This opens California roads to the cars -- an important step for testing.

PBS NewsHour correspondent Spencer Michels reports on the story and a demonstration near San Francisco by one of Google's test cars. In it, the director of a local center for the blind pilots the car -- and survives.

More on the groups that oppose the vehicles and the mechanics of how they work in the video above.

Video edited by Jason Lelchuk.

Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images.

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