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Innovation in motoring has always involved the gradual removal of human agency from the general business of operating a car. The hand crank, the choke and the double-dip clutch are thankfully behind us, and new cars can not only turn the wheels and pump the brakes when necessary, but read the map, change gears, maintain speed and ease you into a parking space.
The driver — that most unreliable piece of machinery — will soon become all but redundant as steering, navigating and keeping an eye out for danger are handed over to the vehicle.