The Fascination With Self-Driving Cars Started Nearly 100 Years Ago

Last week, I spent a few days driving the new Mercedes-Benz E-Class
. Its semi-autonomous capabilities led to some discomfort-not due to their functioning, but due to the fact that I was behind the wheel of a car driving itself. It felt odd and futuristic, but, as it turns out, this movement started way back in the 1920s.

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