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.
