Google hires NHTSA exec to oversee its self-driving car program


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Medford's hire and California's legalizing of driverless cars bring Google two very important steps closer to turning its car curiosity into a reality.

The No. 2 official at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is leaving government to join Google Inc. in January as the director of safety for self-driving cars. Ron Medford, NHTSA's d