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Jerry Brown being treated for prostate cancer

The governor, 74, is receiving radiotherapy for early stage cancer. His chances for recovery are excellent, experts say. SACRAMENTO — Gov.

 

Gov. Brown gives green light to driverless cars in California

Driverless Car

California took the fast lane to the future on Tuesday when Gov. Jerry Brown signed a law that lets self-driving cars onto public roads. Brown rode to the signing ceremony at Google Inc headquarters in the passenger seat of a vehicle that steered itself, a Prius modified by Google. Google co-founder Sergey Brin and State Sen. Alex Padilla, who sponsored the bill, were along for the ride. An engineer for the technology company, Chris Urmson, sat in the driver's seat, but the car drove itself.

 

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