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Cars of the future will be computers on wheels

USA Today -- HANOVER, Germany – A handful of people have seen the car of the near-future, and it looks suspiciously like a lunar land rover. Or a plane. Or a driverless vehicle. Take your choice.

At auto shows and tech conferences around the globe, prototypes of whiz-bang cars offer a visual narrative into what to expect on the nation's streets a decade from now. Some already are in production; others will be shortly, carmakers say. But in technology laboratories and engineering facilities worldwide, the imaginings don't stop there.

Think 15 to 20 years out.

VIDEO: See the Terrafugia in action

By 2030, city streets will teem with small, driverless cars whose wireless capabilities direct traffic flow smoothly, rendering traffic lights unnecessary, car designers and automotive visionaries say.

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Submitted May 11, 2012 By: angel4me

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Grandkid1 Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:1,285 Points:223,665 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: May 11, 2012 7:21:07 PM Ignore Grandkid1 Report Abuse Interesting
DandyDapple All-Star Author North Dakota Posts:715 Points:311,570 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: May 11, 2012 7:19:07 PM Ignore DandyDapple Report Abuse So much for the 'shadetree' mechanic! ... ;-)
ladyeagle57 Champion Author Maine Posts:9,032 Points:1,399,610 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: May 11, 2012 7:16:44 PM Ignore ladyeagle57 Report Abuse A flying car looks interesting, but we will need a much different way of doing things, so there are not a lot of mid-air collisions and the fuel. Although it would be nice not to have to worry about paying for a carryon.
carlsonguitars Champion Author Portland Posts:4,876 Points:825,980 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: May 11, 2012 7:13:38 PM Ignore carlsonguitars Report Abuse Those are some cool cars! (if you watch sci-fi movies and play golf)....
AKmailman Champion Author Alaska Posts:5,638 Points:1,558,540 Joined:Jul 2004	Message Posted: May 11, 2012 7:11:40 PM Ignore AKmailman Report Abuse I'll never live to see it
rickone All-Star Author Detroit Posts:545 Points:393,435 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: May 11, 2012 7:10:08 PM Ignore rickone Report Abuse Interesting - Thanks for posting.
Pete12 Champion Author Albany Posts:4,876 Points:1,645,065 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: May 11, 2012 7:07:57 PM Ignore Pete12 Report Abuse I hope I live long enough to see it.
lebrc64 Rookie Author New York Posts:45 Points:14,745 Joined:May 2012	Message Posted: May 11, 2012 7:06:37 PM Ignore lebrc64 Report Abuse The world is changing so fast now I get dizzy and exhausted trying to keep up with it!
nztyraider Champion Author Nevada Posts:2,273 Points:694,075 Joined:Apr 2009	Message Posted: May 11, 2012 7:06:36 PM Ignore nztyraider Report Abuse That's what we have now.
EJH22 Veteran Author Detroit Posts:463 Points:443,345 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: May 11, 2012 7:01:48 PM Ignore EJH22 Report Abuse They are pretty much computers on wheels now. Who can work on them
Pramodsharma Champion Author Richmond Posts:1,974 Points:387,390 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: May 11, 2012 6:56:10 PM Ignore Pramodsharma Report Abuse We have seen transparent cars on showrooms, How about invisible cars?
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gumbyrex Champion Author Fresno Posts:3,301 Points:759,290 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: May 11, 2012 6:46:24 PM Ignore gumbyrex Report Abuse I'm ready right now. Bring it on. As long as I can get in the car, set my destinaton, and hit go, I'm all for it.
rxman1 Champion Author Toledo Posts:9,551 Points:1,862,870 Joined:Nov 2007	Message Posted: May 11, 2012 6:41:27 PM Ignore rxman1 Report Abuse Why don't people just drive instead of having more gizmos to play with?
julius1st4 Champion Author Ontario Posts:4,210 Points:1,190,600 Joined:Jul 2003	Message Posted: May 11, 2012 6:41:13 PM Ignore julius1st4 Report Abuse It sure is nice to dream. Pretty soon; the computers & robots will run the world. Nobody will work anymore, so, how will we be able to buy all these new toys???
letterchunker Champion Author Texas Posts:2,245 Points:667,675 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: May 11, 2012 6:36:17 PM Ignore letterchunker Report Abuse The computer age is already the start of the downfall of the human race
stevencr Champion Author Ohio Posts:5,656 Points:1,434,765 Joined:Mar 2009	Message Posted: May 11, 2012 6:36:00 PM Ignore stevencr Report Abuse The more complicated autos become the more that can go wrong and more expensive to repair.
swrestler Champion Author Grand Rapids Posts:6,140 Points:1,572,050 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: May 11, 2012 6:32:25 PM Ignore swrestler Report Abuse No Big Deal...
milespergallon Champion Author Illinois Posts:9,749 Points:1,909,335 Joined:Feb 2007	Message Posted: May 11, 2012 6:31:29 PM Ignore milespergallon Report Abuse Does not interest me whatsoever! If those questionable 'automotive visionaries' where worth ANYTHING they would have already put the 100 mpg into mass production years ago. They would also have delivered to the public the mass production of Natural Gas Vehicles and be well on their way to mass production of the HYDROGEN Alternative Fuel Cell Vehicles. That WOULD be 'visionary'!!!
heysailor Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:9,587 Points:2,333,645 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: May 11, 2012 6:28:59 PM Ignore heysailor Report Abuse They already are equal to several desktops
BeaconLite Champion Author Ottawa Posts:1,943 Points:370,250 Joined:Sep 2009	Message Posted: May 11, 2012 6:28:43 PM Ignore BeaconLite Report Abuse The cars of the present are already computers on wheets...what is next to come?
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mickealo Champion Author Spokane Posts:6,162 Points:2,144,435 Joined:Oct 2006	Message Posted: May 11, 2012 6:05:15 PM Ignore mickealo Report Abuse takes all the fun out of driving
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carpenter4u Champion Author Virginia Posts:2,436 Points:617,145 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: May 11, 2012 6:02:17 PM Ignore carpenter4u Report Abuse I like to drive. Not interested in something else driving
kirzon484 Champion Author Atlanta Posts:1,871 Points:434,260 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: May 11, 2012 6:00:02 PM Ignore kirzon484 Report Abuse yea, I want the blue screen while I am going 70 down the expressway.
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Romey08 Champion Author Virginia Posts:6,311 Points:1,436,490 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: May 11, 2012 5:51:17 PM Ignore Romey08 Report Abuse Maybe we do not need cars in 30 years
JoeKR Champion Author New Jersey Posts:9,473 Points:1,744,470 Joined:Feb 2006	Message Posted: May 11, 2012 5:51:15 PM Ignore JoeKR Report Abuse How many concept cars have we seen at car shows over the years that have never gotten to mass production?
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INSugar Rookie Author Indiana Posts:78 Points:281,970 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: May 11, 2012 5:49:34 PM Ignore INSugar Report Abuse You're right, slowtrain, there do seem to already be lots of driverless cars out there right now!
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saleboss Champion Author Phoenix Posts:3,929 Points:1,177,875 Joined:Feb 2006	Message Posted: May 11, 2012 5:37:46 PM Ignore saleboss Report Abuse Cars already are computers on wheels. You know how much it costs to put the car in for diagnostics!
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wz Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:2,489 Points:1,277,315 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: May 11, 2012 5:33:21 PM Ignore wz Report Abuse Science fiction. They make it sound nice, but they gloss over many of the unwelcome consequences, such as the ability of the government to track individual movements. Some of the electroncs will make it to the market, but not at the pace they predict. Human nature desires to control one's enviornment, so it will resist many of the available gadgets.
Mr.Dirt Champion Author Albany Posts:8,366 Points:2,511,650 Joined:Mar 2004	Message Posted: May 11, 2012 5:30:42 PM Ignore Mr.Dirt Report Abuse what we need is cheep gas
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