I feel like every automaker in this new precarious, pseudo-self-driving era wants to create an experience where the car is a sort of an extension of your home, rather than a conveyance meant that one would drive from place to place. These neo-futurists—car designers, tech bro CEOs, and investors alike see the future of the car where one is transported from place to place, rather than driving themselves. It’s all reminiscent of this ad for the 2009 Nissan Cube: A world where we sit down and a world where the car is used almost as a social venue or meeting place, while the world passes you by.
