If you've spotted what looks like a Little Tikes Cozy Coupe motoring down California highways lately, don't worry, it's just Google.

The search giant today announced that its self-driving prototype vehicle has hit the open road—in Mountain View, anyway.

Google's car is designed to operate without a steering wheel or pedals, but California rules require that vehicles have them for testing, so "we'll have safety drivers aboard with a removable steering wheel, accelerator pedal, and brake pedal that allow them to take over driving if needed," Google said on Google+.

The vehicle won't be giving the Fast and the Furious crew a run for its money, either. "The prototypes' speed is capped at a neighborhood-friendly 25mph," Google said.

So besides the different look, Google's vehicle will not be much different from the fleet of self-driving Lexus cars that have already been on the road for some time, logging more than 1 million miles, the company said.

Google encouraged people to submit their thoughts on the project.

Google has been working on self-driving car technology for at least five years, but only announced plans for its own vehicle last year.

It's unclear whether there will ever be a Google car dealership, though. On its FAQ page, Google said it will "learn a lot from our testing in the coming years, including how people might like to use self-driving technology in their daily lives. If the technology develops as we hope, we'll work with partners to bring this technology into the world safely."

It will have plenty of competition, from traditional automakers to truck manufacturers to NASA.