Google announced that its upcoming prototype of self-driving cars are now cruising the streets of Mountain View, California. According to Tech Crunch.com, the vehicle that Google unveiled in public last December 2014 is built with self-drive capability.

The self-driving cars that'll run on Mountain View are just samples of what to expect from the finished product. The sample self-driving car has a removable steering wheel, accelerator and brake pedals. These features will guarantee the safety of these state-of-the-art vehicles.

The first batch of Google vehicles is expected to navigate by itself with a maximum speed of 25 mph. Word has it the cars will incorporate test vehicle software made by Lexus that minimizes vehicular accidents on the road.

Google did announce, though, that the final driverless car models will have no steering wheel in them. The absence of steering wheels ensures driver and passenger safety. The test models show that over the 6 years since the project started, it has only been involved in 11 minor accidents, all of which was not caused by the self-driving car.

Meanwhile, an article written by Engadget.com, Google reveals that it is currently on the lookout for talents who can contribute artwork to these high-tech vehicles. The article reported that artists who will submit entries to the Paint the Town project are to have their work used in Google's driverless vehicles. Additionally, these contributors will also get to ride on these cars once they're officially available.

Google's driverless vehicle and a Delphi Automotive Plc prototype car had a near accident encounter on a street in Silicon Valley Tuesday during a test drive. Google could not be reached for comments in relation to the incident, The Business Insider reported.

The road encounter apparently occurred on the San Antonio road in Palo Alto, California, as shared by John Absmeier. Absmeier was a passenger in one of the vehicles at the time. He is also a Delphi Silicon Valley lab director.