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“One day your car may speed along an electric super-highway, its speed and steering automatically controlled by electronic devices embedded in the road”

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I saw this drive on a closed part of the fwy back then, very trippy looking. I thought it was from embedded controls but I guess it wasn't.

I saw this drive on a closed part of the fwy back then, very trippy looking. I thought it was from embedded controls but I guess it wasn't.

https://laist.com/shows/take-two/california-was-testing-self-driving-cars-20-years-ago