Google’s driverless car drivers ride a career less traveled

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Fresh out of college, Brian Torcellini dreamed about getting a job writing about surfing.
Instead, he wound up in a dusty, dimly lit garage near Google’s Silicon Valley headquarters six years ago, getting ready to ride a wave of technology that thrust him into an occupational oxymoron. He became a driver in a driverless car.
Torcellini, 31, now leads a crew of test, or “safety,” drivers who are legally required to ride in Google’s fleet of 48