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My ideal autonomous car will be truly autonomous. It will not only fill up its own tank but will also pay for the gas out of its own pocket. It will take care of registering and insuring itself and making its own car payments and appointments at the mechanic's. It will top off the wiper fluid with the good stuff, not that cheap crap that freezes at 20 below, and it will grab me a coffee while it's paying for gas.

It will even run errands for me so I don't have to interrupt my day, and I won't have to remind it to vacuum itself out, hit the car wash, or get detailed once a year.

In the winter it will warm itself up well before I get in and in the summer it will park in the shade or keep the windows open if need be and then remember to close them when it starts to rain. It will keep the glove box tidy, the tire pressure up, the ashtray clean. There will always be change for tolls and parking meters, and the insurance cards and registration will be readily accessible, but not needed because it will be on a first name basis with the local cop cars.

That's an autonomous car. Until then, automakers can shut the fuck up.