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While talk about self-driving cars is usually about the future, last week that future became a reality for me as I took a ride on the Las Vegas strip in a Lyft Aptiv BMW 5 series autonomous driving car.

It was a remarkable and exciting experience. It was also a totally uneventful experience and the technology worked flawlessly.

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I never expected to be driven in a self-driving car in 2018, but I can guarantee you that we are all going to be in them sooner than you expect.

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When I landed at the airport for a work-related convention, I opened my Lyft app to order a ride to my hotel. Lyft is a ride-sharing app like Uber but, in my opinion, it treats its drivers and customers better than Uber.

I was sent a notice asking me if I was willing to be matched with one of five self-driving cars currently being used for a pilot project in Las Vegas. I said yes but wondered what the chances were that I’d get lucky in Vegas?

On the third day of the trip I was travelling from one casino to another and, when I used the app, I was matched with one of the self-diving cars. As the car pulled up, the theme song from Knight Rider played in my head. How would the car find me?