Hm, interesting. I only saw the movie about a month ago (and didn't even like it much) but it never occurred to me that the movie predicted anything correctly. I suppose because I took it out of context (in 2011, I took the things mentioned the article mostly for granted).
Actually, the future predicted by the movie is pretty scary, in particular:
- Automated cars that can be remotely controlled by the government
I'm renting a Ford Edge right now. After a few minutes, the radio will mute itself until you buckle your seatbelt. The car is configured to limit your speed to 80 MPH or under.
Even though I drive with my seatbelt on under 80 MPH anyways, it's really annoying for my car to tell me what to do.
It should be configurable, the rental company probably programmed the key they gave you.
When I rented a Penske truck, it was speed limited to 75mph, which I don't object too, 26" diesel truck over 75mph is a scary thing, even when going in a straight line through fields of corn.
Since you are renting, it's not really "your car", it's the rental company's. And I think they have a vested interest in controlling how you use their car.
> Automated cars that can be remotely controlled by the government
Google automated cars + OnStar-Law Enforcement partnership.
> - Eye-based identification everywhere
Google already uses it in their datacenters. It's hard to say if it will catch on, but it's not unreasonable to expect its widespread use in, say, 2030/2040.
Actually, the future predicted by the movie is pretty scary, in particular:
- Automated cars that can be remotely controlled by the government
- Eye-based identification everywhere
I wouldn't wanna live in such a place :/