Cheapinsurance.com compiled a history of automated driving innovations citing data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, car manufacturer press releases and advertisements, and ...

No, we’re not talking about self-driving cars, but rather a new automated car parking and retrieval service that essentially functions as a robot valet.

Even with the backing of companies such as Google, Tesla and Cruise, the idea of driverless cars toting us around in the near future seemed like sci-fi wishful thinking to many observers.