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Because of the existence of this book of prophecy, each retelling should have been consistent through the years. However, this is not the case as the vision is only about egg-shaped cars prior to 1958. After this, the cars are remote-controlled (1958) with a glass roof and no steering wheel, with a family inside (1960) playing cards or checkers. The bumpers had sensors and the car was controlled by radar and magnets (1961). In the Church Ages Book, the car has a plastic bubble-top. | Because of the existence of this book of prophecy, each retelling should have been consistent through the years. However, this is not the case as the vision is only about egg-shaped cars prior to 1958. After this, the cars are remote-controlled (1958) with a glass roof and no steering wheel, with a family inside (1960) playing cards or checkers. The bumpers had sensors and the car was controlled by radar and magnets (1961). In the Church Ages Book, the car has a plastic bubble-top. | ||
==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|260px|Newsweek Magazine – December 17, 1956]] | ||
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*1961: ''They've got it right now. You seen it on television here not long ago.'' and '' It's on television. "Popular Science"--"Mechanics," rather, all have it; we got the car.'' | *1961: ''They've got it right now. You seen it on television here not long ago.'' and '' It's on television. "Popular Science"--"Mechanics," rather, all have it; we got the car.'' | ||
*1964: ''The little Volkswagen is a perfect egg, just exactly'' and ''and trucking companies and things are getting trucks made like them. They can control it right from their headquarters like that, don't even have to have a driver in it. And here it is all already made, and there it is with the cars.'' | *1964: ''The little Volkswagen is a perfect egg, just exactly'' and ''and trucking companies and things are getting trucks made like them. They can control it right from their headquarters like that, don't even have to have a driver in it. And here it is all already made, and there it is with the cars.'' | ||
=Industry Commentary= | =Industry Commentary= | ||