Not a new phenomena but worth re-posting from another board.
The driverless car 'Made in Germany' (MIG), being put through its paces at Berlin's Tempelhof airport, October 13, 2010.
February 22nd, 2012
07:27 AM ET
Look, no hands! The driverless future of driving is here
Doug Gross, CNN
link-
http://whatsnext.blogs.cnn.com/2012/02/22/the-sci-fi-future-of-driving-its-already-here/?hpt=hp_c2