Automated cars are one of those things that is slowly going to creep up on us all since it is a range of technologies working together, until one day we realize

Automated cars are one of those things that is slowly going to creep up on us all since it is a range of technologies working together, until one day we realize we didn't touch the wheel for a whole trip. We don't really think about it like this, but things like anti-lock brakes and automatic transmissions are all on this same continuum towards "driverless" cars. A next step might be something like adaptive cruise control: your CC is set at 60 but the car ahead of you slows rapidly and your car automatically applies the brakes.