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BY ANGELA DAIDONE

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

Google has unveiled the first self-driving car, which it claims will make “driving safer, more enjoyable and more efficient,” according to a report on ABC News.

The enhanced Toyota Prius, equipped with a spinning cylinder on the roof, uses artificial intelligence software that can sense any traffic or activity near the car, mimicking a human driver.

For the driver, no hands, no feet are required.

Google’s post stated, “There’s much left to design and test, but we have now safely completed more than 200,000 miles of computer-led driving, gathering great experiences and an overwhelming number of enthusiastic supporters.”

The post included a video of a driver – a man who is 95 percent blind – and a team of Google engineers and a local police officer taking the prototype car for a spin on a controlled course, including going through a fast-food drive-thru.

When the cars finally do hit the market -- which engineers don't expect for a few while -- drivers will only be able to get behind the wheel in a few states. Nevada has already passed a bill allowing the vehicles, while Hawaii, Florida, Oklahoma and California have introduced bills. Arizona voted down the bill.