The New York Times reported that "Virtual reality and self-driving cars have been talked about a lot in recent years, and they will still be talked about this year. But these two technologies are still nascent or premature." The January 3, 2019 article entitled "Devices That Will Invade Your Life in 2019 (and What's Overhyped)" included these comments:
Over the last two years, tech companies like Facebook's Oculus, HTC, Google and Samsung have flooded the market with virtual reality headsets and plenty of software and games. Yet people have not exactly embraced the products.
Self-driving cars are also still many years from becoming mainstream. Even though some companies have permits to test autonomous cars in California, Arizona and elsewhere, several of the leaders in the technology — such as Alphabet's Waymo — have refrained from committing to a release date for self-driving vehicles.
Time will tell, so stay tuned!
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