As I write this article, a number of images are dancing around inside my head. First is the picture of Arnold Schwarzenegger in his 1990 movie, Total Recall, jumping into his "Johnny Cab" the autonomous electric taxi piloted by a half robot Another comes from an old James Bond movie, featuring Pierce Brosnan as Bond, piloting his spy car with his smart phone as he hunkers down in the back seat, bad guys shooting at him from every angle. These are followed by more recent, and more realistic, automotive commercials featuring safety technologies that are becoming commonplace — active cruise control, lane departure control and collision avoidance to name a few.
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