Google's self-driving car has no steering wheel

If you don't need a driver, then you don't need a steering wheel? Google takes self-driving cars to the next level, Microsoft demos real-time language translation on Skype, and Samsung has a plan to make health-tracking wristbands more useful.

Bridget Carey

May 28, 2014 1:39 PM PDT

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Check out Google's updated self-driving car, which doesn't need a steering wheel or gas and break pedals. Having a fully auto-piloted car has plenty of cool factor, but it's not ready for the real world.
Soon you can make a Skype call with someone that doesn't speak your language. Microsoft says a real-time language translator is coming to Skype later this year.
See if Samsung can make sense of your health with the Simband . The device may kickstart a new generation of health-tracking wristbands that will offer a better picture of our wellness based on all the information it collects.

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