We are ALL disappointed that we've reached 2018 and we don't have flying cars.
But some ex-Google employees have created a self-driving car that will deliver your groceries.
The company plans to have several of the vehicles making deliveries on public roads by the end of the year. It's also developing another version of the vehicle that's suitable for mass production.
The current prototype vehicle is about the height of an SUV but far narrower than a typical car. The electric car features four exterior compartments -- two on each side -- to hold separate deliveries. Each compartment can be tailored to a specific use, such as cooking a pizza or refrigerating a package. The company has not yet announced partners who intend to use the service.
Here's what fascinates me: there will be a day when everyone uses a self-driving car. But until that day, drivers will be sharing the road with self-driving cars. And YOU'VE seen how horribly people are driving these days.
What will be their reaction to a road full of cars that obey the rules, drive the speed limit, and DON'T drive defensively (i.e. react to the stupid moves of other drivers)?
For example, you've seen cars roared through a red light when making a left turn. A self-driving car, reacting to a green light, would be a danger to these drivers, no?