Check Out This Infographic That Visualises The 20 Most Iconic On-Screen Autonomous Vehicles From 1960S To Present Day
The Fan Carpet are delighted to present the timeline from Vanarama who have visualised the 20 most iconic on-screen autonomous vehicles from 1960s to present day to show how the fictional technology reflected the advances of the time.
From the Love Bug through to Westworld, see how movies and TV shows have evolved self-driving vehicles to create unforgettable moments.
Self-driving cars are becoming a more realistic prospect with each passing year as companies from the traditional (Toyota, Audi and BMW) to the more disruptive (Tesla, Google and Uber) race to be the first to produce an intelligent vehicle that can get you from A to B without you needing to lift a finger.
There’s a financial incentive for this urgency to be number one. The global market for autonomous vehicles is projected to be valued online.
So, it’s no surprise this tech has captured the imagination of Hollywood since the swinging sixties. On-screen automation has been portrayed through predictions of future technology, supernatural forces, or partnerships with people working on the real deal. This has meant there’s been no shortage of iconic self-driving cars on-screen.
To show how attitudes and predictions about driverless cars evolved, we’ve created a timeline of how they have been portrayed in film over the past several decades and looked at how close fictional tech was to reality at the time.
Iconic Autonomous Movie Cars Included
|
Model |
Movie |
Year |
|
VW Beetle |
The Love Bug |
1968 |
|
Lincoln Continental Mk III |
The Car |
1977 |
|
KITT |
Knight Rider |
1982 |
|
1958 Plymouth Fury |
Christine |
1983 |
|
The Batmobile |
Batman |
1989 |
|
Johnny Cab |
Total Recall |
1990 |
|
Police Car |
Demolition Man |
1993 |
|
Ford Explorer |
Jurassic Park |
1993 |
|
Tactical Response Vehicle |
Timecop |
1994 |
|
Flying Taxi |
The Fifth Element |
1997 |
|
The Gadgetmobile |
Inspector Gadget |
1999 |
|
The 6th Day |
Chevrolet Silverado |
2000 |
|
Lexus 2054 |
Minority Report |
2002 |
|
Audi RSQ |
iRobot |
2004 |
|
Bumblebee |
Transformers |
2007 |
|
Chevrolet Tahoe |
Captain America: The Winter Soldier |
2014 |
|
Audi R8 Coupe |
Avengers: Age of Ultron |
2015 |
|
The Spinner |
Blade Runner 2049 |
2017 |
|
Dash |
Upgrade |
2018 |
|
Ride Share Vehicle |
Westworld |
2020 |
Autonomous Vehicles In Reality
We're getting closer to traveling from A to B in autonomous cars by the day, with a projected market of $615bn by 2026 (up from $27bn in 2017) including auto manufacturers such as BMW, Audi, Toyota to more disruptive tech-led businesses like Tesla, Google, Uber.
People are fascinated and wary of self-driving vehicles with a 2020 study showing:
- 3 out of 4 people don't trust self-driving cars
- 20% of respondents think autonomous vehicles will never be safe
- 48% would never get in a taxi or ride-sharing vehicle that was self-driving
- However, this scepticism hasn't stopped us racing to see the technology on the big screen
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