Robot-driven cars

I used to love driving much more than I do now, but I still like to get behind the wheel. This, however, would have me first in line: a car that drives itself. I just think of all the time I'd get back on any given day, since my commute is now 2+ hours per day:

Scientists are developing the next generation of robot-driven cars and predict they could be shuttling humans around by the year 2030, a conference was told.
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Stanford's entrant "Junior" is a converted 2006 Volkswagen Passat whose steering, throttle and brakes all have been modified by engineers to be completely computer-controllable.

An array of lasers fitted on the car bumpers, radar and global positioning systems feed data into the on-board computer to determine its location and position.

Thrun predicted that leaps in artificial intelligence would lead to driverless cars on the roads by 2030.

"Today we can drive about 100 miles (160 kilometers) before human assistance is necessary, by 2010 I expect this to go 1,000 miles (1,160 kilometers), by 2020 up to a million miles (1.6 million kilometers)," he said.

"By 2030 you'll be able to see them on the highway, with a driving reliability that will exceed humans by orders of magnitude.

It would really be amazing. You could read a book, watch a movie, take a nap, all the while your car takes you where you need to go.

Sign me up!