The self-driving car: Vehicle automation tech

In the 2004 film I, Robot, the main character is a bit of a technophobe who manually pilots his Audi RSQ despite the fact that it--and every other vehicle in the film--is capable of driving itself.

(Credit: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation/Audi)

It's 2010 for goodness sake! Where the hell are the self-driving cars?

With all of the advances in vehicle automation and safety technology, that elusive autopilot button may actually be closer than you might think. To illustrate this point, we've rounded up and explained a collection of current and future car technologies that we think will be the building blocks of the self-driving car of the future.