Google Racing: Will Self-Driving Cars Allow Drivers to Revive Their Careers?

For years, NASCAR has had an issue with adapting to new automotive technology in a timely fashion. After all, the sport has only recently adopted such road technologies as unleaded fuel and fuel injection, common innovations that we take for granted these days. But a new partnership with technology giant Google may change that reputation and help bring NASCAR into the future before any other racing series.Today, the company and sanctioning body announced a partnership with Google Racing, based on the same technology that has allowed Google to create a safe, self-driving car. The five Google Racing cars, sponsored by such varied Google properties as YouTube and Android, should be on track by the middle of next season.According to the company...

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