The "Self-Driving Car" (Episode: "The Simpsons Movie", 2007)

The Simpsons has earned quite the reputation for seemingly predicting the future. It’s actually a bit of a meme at this point, with fans pointing out how many things in the real world appear to have been "predicted" by the show, sometimes years in advance. While some of these predictions are purely coincidental or the result of broad satire, others do seem oddly prescient.

The "Self-Driving Car" (Episode: "The Simpsons Movie", 2007)

• What happened: In the movie, there’s a moment where Homer and his family drive a self-driving car. At the time, this seemed like a crazy, far-off idea.
• Reality: Self-driving cars have been tested extensively since the 2010s, with companies like Tesla, Google (Waymo), and others leading the charge in autonomous vehicle technology.