There has been much publicity in recent years about the
advances in automotive technology ushering in the self-driving car . Robotics
have been increasing steadily in cars decades ago, and automatic transmissions
were introduced in the 1930s , some have predicted the self-driving car a mere
possibility . Now that driverless cars are legally allowed in California and
Nevada roads, the actual ramifications of this technology and what it can mean
for society are seriously considering.
Computers and Cars
A browse through the archives of Popular Science reveals
that the twentieth century was full of "automatic" innovations,
including a 1958 story about a car with “electronic brains " using sound
beams and gyroscopes to drive, steer and brake itself . The inventor reportedly
living in the back seat listening to records when he took it off the road. We
had automatic braking systems driven sensor decades and there are cars that can
park themselves. Tires will soon be able to inflate. Read More
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