Self driving vehicles in Sci-Fi films

[littlecloudy]

Which films have self driving vehicles you summon up? I thought it would be fun to make a list, see how the concept was presented over the decades, and how it might relate to reality.

 

[CraZ8]

Woody Allens film"sleeper" I believe the white pod cars were self drivers but I haven't seen the movie in years. also "I , Robot" the remake of "total recall" (which sucked BTW)

 

[HankLloydRight]

The original Total Recall had self driving cars.

 

[kort677]

Irobot has a great scene where will smith disables the AP in his audi and the female costar freaks out, saying something like you're going drive it yourself?

 

[AZ Desert Driver]

Saw a Tesla deliver in Person of Interest - series final. Passenger in back, no one else in car.

 

[Chopr147]

Not a movie but Night Rider of course

 

[1208]

Herbie

 

[phigment]

Not sur it was summoned, but Demolition Man comes to mind.

 

[MorrisonHiker]

Minority Report

 

[MorrisonHiker]

Not a movie but Knight Rider of course

I fixed that for you.

 

[littlecloudy]

The Fifth Element.

I think in the 'Gridlock' episode of Dr. Who where they're trapped for generations in a traffic jam.

 

[HankLloydRight]

Here are a few that we missed! BATMAN!

In season two of the iconic TV series, Batman uses the Batmobile’s “remote control activator” to summon the car to come pick him up.

Self-driving cars in sci-fi films have been way off - Autofocus.ca

Also, are we talking "real" self driving cars (via technology) or possessed cars, like Herbie or Christine?

 

[littlecloudy]

Also, are we talking "real" self driving cars (via technology) or possessed cars, like Herbie or Christine?

Real ones.

I wonder when they first appeared on film and how they evolved over the years.

Another one is obscure and no one else here will have seen it - 'Cold Lazarus', a Dennis Potter TV series.

 

[littlecloudy]

"I , Robot" the remake of "total recall" (which sucked BTW)

'I, Robot' can't have been a remake of Total Recall, can it? I don't remember anything about 'Total Recall', ironically, But 'I, Robot' was an adaptation of Asimov's story while 'Total Recall' was based on a Philip K Dick story.

 

[HankLloydRight]

I think he meant "I, Robot" and the remake of Total Recall (which was called "Total Recall").

 

[CraZ8]

I think he meant "I, Robot" and the remake of Total Recall (which was called "Total Recall").

Yes you are right, did not catch the missing "and". I didn't include the original total recall because the " Johnny cabs" had a robot cabby driving them. Just a mater of semantics I guess. Based on that you could say the transport driven by Robbie the robot also qualifies in "forbidden planet"

 

[Chopr147]

I fixed that for you.

Thank you
I should know that

 

[Ludus]

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1956 GM Short film with future happy singing Family in their self driving car.

When they activate it notice on the screen it's called "Auto Pilot".

 

[AZ Desert Driver]

Can you imagine lighting up a cigar with three passengers in todays world? Gosh, it really makes me want to rent my Tesla out to Uber, and be a member of a forced computer pool. (snark)

 

[littlecloudy]

1956 GM Short film with future happy singing Family in their self driving car.

When they activate it notice on the screen it's called "Auto Pilot".

OMG, that was wonderful! You win! You win the internet!

Wonder if the people at Tesla have seen this.