6 classic sci-fi gadgets that really exist [part 1]

Remember those childhood dreams of being driven around in an automated car? Or soaring through the sky with a jet pack? It’s science fiction, right? Those things won’t materialise in our lifetime. Wrong. Some of the gadgets you thought were pipe dreams are in fact either already reality, or very close to it.

Self-driving cars (Total Recall)

Note: there’s some strong language at the end of the video. Great film though

The automated car for example. 2GetThere in the United Arab Emirates has a fleet of ten robotaxis that transport roughly 25 000 people a month. They can’t negotiate traffic, at least not at this point in time, and they follow a prescribed route. But it’s a start.

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