Disney predicted the future of transportation in 1958 and was eerily correct on a lot of things
Disney forecast that dashboard panels featuring built-in safety controls and electronic operating devices would become commonplace.
These panels would show you real-time traffic updates as well as other information like recommended speed.
Of course navigation systems and other similar features exist in a lot cars today.
Safety mirrors would also be replaced with "television picture."
Some automakers are already beginning to do just that by installing cameras on the car so that information streams directly to screens inside the vehicle. General Motors has some cars that even stream video directly to the rearview mirror.
Disney even foresaw self-driving cars.
Tech companies and automakers including Uber, General Motors, and Ford are all working on this technology now
Disney's vision of autonomous vehicles was a lot more impressive than what companies are working on today, though. The vehicles featured in the video can split apart, allowing for each passenger to go to their destination in a separate pod.
Disney also envisioned a future where cars are built to work on all kinds terrain. Cars will be able to transform from land to water, easily, according to Disney.
Highways would also begin to look a lot different. In the video, the narrator says future generations will witness "miles of tubular highways."
While we haven't seen this yet, there are several companies developing Hyperloop technology.
Check out the rest of Disney's transportation vision in the clip below.
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