Forget the Distant Future, Smarter Cars Are Already Here.

The article discusses the emergence of smart cars as of 2016, and it mentions self-driving (fully autonomous automobile driving) and chief executive officer Thejo Kote's technology firm Automatic Labs Inc. which created a product that helps automobiles communicate with human beings through smartphones. The legal, ethical, and technical challenges that could impact fully autonomous automobile driving are examined, along with Internet company Google Inc.'s work on virtual-reality machines.