The
automated cab service that
Douglas Quaid (played by
Arnold Schwarzenegger) uses on several occasions in the
movie Total Recall. The cabs contain four
seats, a talking,
animatronic robot "
driver" mounted on a
pedestal attatched to the
floor of the
cab, and a
steering wheel.
Why, one might ask, would an automated car have a steering wheel? The logical supposition is that the steering wheel serves as an emergency back-up system in case of failure of the cab's driving computer. This possibility seems unlikely, however, given the JohnnyCab Emergency Override Procedure.