I'm going to be three and seventy years old in a couple of days, and one of the things I remember from my youth (vaguely) was that we were supposed to have flying cars by now. I'm a little fuzzy on how all of them were supposed to work in terms of congestion in the skies (hey, I was a kid, okay?) and where we would park them and so on.
But I remember we were supposed to have them, and I know we don't, so the future owes me. But I'm running out of time for the pay-off.
On the other hand, we do have self-driving cars. I'm not sure if that's the same thing as autonomous autos (what a name for a dealership!) but what were once vices are now habits and I cannot imagine myself ever getting behind the wheel of a car and NOT touching the wheel, even though such vehicles may be demonstrably safer to operate than when I'm at the helm.
Guido Reinoso-Gallegos may have a different perspective on that old automotive cliche, 'your mileage may vary.' I wouldn't be surprised if his mantra is now 'send me the dashboard you sleep on.'
-bill kenny
