Do you trust Google to drive your car?

Google announced on Sunday that they have been testing a car that drives itself.

They sent out the automated cars (after mapping the route ahead of time and talking to the police) manned with a trained operator (who was charged with grabbing the wheel in case things went awry) and a software engineer who monitored how things were working.

Google claims it has logged 140,000 miles in its automated cars.

Which begs the question: If Google were to license the product and automated cars were available at your nearest auto dealer, would you buy one?

Google says the initiative was borne out of a desire to make roads safer. They say that automated vehicles could cut the number of U.S. accidents in half.

And if you had an automated car, what would you do during your commute? U.S. drivers spend an average of 52 minutes on the road to work and home.

Would you nap? Fire up the netbook and work? Surf the Web on your smartphone?