This piece and the [EM Briefcase](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8228755) made me realize how much IEEE Spectrum appears to be PR. Is this normal, are we being duped?
Which is why anyone who is not completely narcotized realizes self-driving cars won't be hitting the suburbs until they're thoroughly deployed in the military and internal to big business. So we are being duped in the way that our daydreams are supporting research that we'll be the last ones to enjoy... just look at the internet and cellphones. The military and big business had them for decades before "us".