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==Newspaper ads of a driverless car pre-date the first time the vision was told==
==Newspaper ads of a driverless car pre-date the first time the vision was told==


[[Image:1957 driverless cars paleo-future big.jpg|thumb|260px|Newsweek Magazine – December 17, 1956]]
[[Image:1957 driverless cars paleo-future big.jpg|thumb|350px|Newsweek Magazine – December 17, 1956]]
Why was the driverless car only mentioned after the appearance of the 1956 advertisement in Newsweek (which also appeared in many other newspapers and magazines)?  If the prophecy really foresaw the future, why weren't the people watching DVD's, sending email on their iphones or playing games on their handheld gaming device?
Why was the driverless car only mentioned after the appearance of the 1956 advertisement in Newsweek (which also appeared in many other newspapers and magazines)?  If the prophecy really foresaw the future, why weren't the people watching DVD's, sending email on their iphones or playing games on their handheld gaming device?