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    The title of this is “Guaranteed Not-To-Happen Predictions for cars in 2017.”

    “But what happened is Autopilot helped a driver who possibly wasn’t paying attention—one who probably would’ve stopped even sooner had they been otherwise.”

    I know there’s really no way to prove this, but I really do take seriously the idea of telling the truth in what I write– well, when I’m not making some stupid joke. But I really do have a copy of the book Rocketship, and it really does have a reprint of this old comic, and that is really what I thought of when I…

    “Then I let the Alpine play...It’s all about making the GTA” Alpine. GTA. No? Nothing? *taps mic* Is thing on?

    Not as handsome as his grandfather was, but still a uniquely cool-looking car.

    Definitely a supercar for the time . Alfa Romeo GTV. Currently at $14,000 and probably won’t double in the next day.

    Stanced Toyota RAV3

    Automatic transmission valve bodies are basically hydraulic computers. They have transistors (valves), resistors (passages of different lengths and cross-sectional areas), and capacitors (chambers). They receive input signals (oil pump pressure, speed sensor pressure, and throttle position) and calculate output…

    Six wheels, you say? Child’s play.

    Hollywood, if you want to go whitewash with your movie, don’t call it with the same title.

    Having summited Mt. Stupid several times, I can concur. I feel like the East slope should drop more precipitously as it tends to be more of a cliff of embarrassment when someone who knows less than you asks a really obvious question that you don’t know the answer to.

    It’s called mount stupid.

    If we have to pick favorite Corvette concepts I have to go with the one Pininfarina did.

    Well they turned those kids into felons

    Isn’t a better question “Why Aren’t ALL Brand New Ford F-450's Shooting Flames Out Of Its Tailpipes?”

    Kids today. Get off my damn lawn!

    Counterpoint. As “essential SF in a visual medium” there is nothing wrong with this list.