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A driverless car (controlled by radio) was first mentioned in Popular Science magazine in its November 1925 issue. Driverless vehicles were revisited in the magazine on a repeated basis since then. (http://www.popsci.com/) | A driverless car (controlled by radio) was first mentioned in Popular Science magazine in its November 1925 issue. Driverless vehicles were revisited in the magazine on a repeated basis since then. (http://www.popsci.com/) | ||
The Milwaukee Sentinel described tests being made with driverless car technology in an article titled "'Phantom Auto' will tour city" in their December 8, 1926 edition. | |||
Driverless cars were described by David H. Keller in the “The Living Machine” published in Wonder Stories in 1935. | |||
At the New York World’s Fair in 1939, General Motors Futurama exhibit, “Highways & Horizons” pavilion contained audio-equipped chairs in which visitors rode for a third of a mile through the 35,738 square foot scale model of an imagined world of 1960, complete with automated highways with driverless vehicles. | |||
In the 1950's, autonomous cars represented the modern life of luxury that was just around the corner and were seen in popular media throughout the 50's and 60's. Disney also imagined a world of self-driving cars, with a heavy emphasis on leisure. The May 14, 1958 episode of the Disneyland TV series titled "Magic Highway USA" examined the future of transportation, including the future of driverless vehicles, complete with a game of checkers. | In the 1950's, autonomous cars represented the modern life of luxury that was just around the corner and were seen in popular media throughout the 50's and 60's. Disney also imagined a world of self-driving cars, with a heavy emphasis on leisure. The May 14, 1958 episode of the Disneyland TV series titled "Magic Highway USA" examined the future of transportation, including the future of driverless vehicles, complete with a game of checkers. | ||
Bill and Sue Severn published a book which detailed their vision of driverless car technology entitled "Highways to Tomorrow" in 1958. | |||
*The research for autonomous vehicles in Japan began in 1977 by the Tsukuba Mechanical Engineering Lab. | *The research for autonomous vehicles in Japan began in 1977 by the Tsukuba Mechanical Engineering Lab. | ||