Autonomous vehicles have been a dream ever since their popularization in 1950's-era science fiction. Back then, of course, the dream seemed impossible -- just a futuristic fantasy for the distant "year 2000."
Now, almost every major automaker -- and several tech companies -- have come forward with an autonomous vehicle concept.
It tends to make news when groups that aren't part of the auto industry release a self-driving vehicle... but perhaps the top name in the autonomy game is, and has been, Ford.
This year, Ford is tripling the size of its self-driving fleet (based on the