Former Google engineer Anthony Levandowski has been released on a $2 million bond after being charged with stealing self-driving car technology from Google before joining Uber's effort to build a fleet of robotic cars.

California regulators took an important step Wednesday to clear the road for everyday people to get self-driving cars. 

A House subcommittee has approved legislation designed to allow automakers to increase the testing of self-driving cars on U.S. roads. Lawmakers say self-driving cars are the future and federal law needs updating to ensure they're developed and deployed in the United States.

Uber's self-driving cars will return to California's streets, though the ride-hailing company doesn't immediately plan to pick up passengers.

Google Inc. says its self-driving cars have been in 11 minor traffic accidents since it began experimenting with the technology six years ago.