Google Patents Driverless Car Tech for Sliding In and Out of Tight Spots

[TimesTen]

Google has been awarded a United States patent for what, in legalese, is "transitioning a mixed-mode vehicle to autonomous mode" -- essentially a self-driving car. To be more precise, U.S. Patent 8,078,349 covers a car being driven by a human that transitions to being autonomously driven.

Source: TechWorldNews