ThisCloser Than We Think!strip ran in the October 15 , 1961 Chicago Tribune .
The authorities may soon build up an reflex highway , on which driver can look the other way while electronic controls pilot their railcar .
One type of robot route has already been attest by General Motors and RCA . steering strip and loops in the pavement receive galvanic impulses which are picked up electronically by a control box on your car . The pulsation regulate direction , speed , braking and obstacle detection – so the car can be guided mechanically , without possible action of stroke . All you need do is take over when your car gets to the end of the automate section !
A 100 - Swedish mile test road may be operating by 1964 , say Washington reports , and major highway robot systems may be in function by 1975 .
See also : nigher Than We Think ! ( 1958 - 1963)Closer Than We Think ! Monoline Express ( 1961)GM ’s Three - Wheeled Runabout ( 1966)GM Car of the Future ( 1962)Automobiles of the Future ( 1966)Sports elevator car of Tomorrow ( 1966)Magic Highway , U.S.A. ( 1958)The Future World of Transportation
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