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Holograms and personal flying machines required huge technological breakthroughs to make them possible. Those breakthroughs still haven't occurred. Teleporting
by enko 13y ago
Holograms and personal flying machines required huge technological breakthroughs to make them possible. Those breakthroughs still haven't occurred. Teleporting - questionable it's even possible.
Self-driving cars are already on the streets in certain cities. Did you see the recent S-class test in Germany?[1] They're here right now, maybe not quite production-ready, but certainly in beta. There's no comparison at all.
[1] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKqJccK_EkM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKqJccK_EkM
- richforrester 13y agoSo you think, by 2025, we'll be -as the article says- "rid[ing] in the back seat reading a book, sipping a cocktail, or sleeping as your car drives itself to your destination"? Count me skeptical. As I said, I don't think little over a decade is enough for that to happen. Since the iPhone, we've added some pixels to its screen and a fingerprint scanner to the button. Sure, in some circumstances we'll turn on this advanced version of cruise-control. But we won't be lounging while we get from A to B. Or rather, I don't believe we will.
- enko 13y ago> Since the iPhone, we've added some pixels to its screen and a fingerprint scanner to the button Did you forget about the 40x speed increase? Sheesh. I bet you're not still using an iPhone 1. And no, I don't believe everyone will be being chauffeured around in their self-driving cars by 2025, but it will be an option at some price point. In fact, I expect that by 2020, if not earlier.