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http://www.kansascity.com/2010/08/02...e-streets.html

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“You can buy a car today that I’d like to say is 90 percent driverless,” said Randal O’Toole, a senior fellow at the libertarian Cato Institute whose books include “The Vanishing Automobile and Other Urban Myths” and “Gridlock: Why We’re Stuck in Traffic and What to Do About It.”

In an interview last week, O’Toole noted that a top-of-the-line 2010 Toyota Prius with its advanced technology package — for an additional $5,180 on the sticker price — has a sophisticated GPS navigation system, adaptive cruise control and systems for parking, staying in lanes and avoiding collisions.

“Basically, turning that into a fully driverless car is nothing more than a software upgrade,” he said.
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Maybe we'll live long enough to see "Johnny Cab" for real. I'm equally surprised this came from the Cato Institute.

Bob Wilson