The "Self-Driving Cars" (Autonomous Vehicles) (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 Cars" (Autonomous Vehicles) (Episode: "The Simpsons Movie", 2007)

• What happened: In the movie, Homer drives a futuristic car that appears to be self-driving. This was a joke about future automotive technology.
• Reality: The development of self-driving cars has been a major focus in the 2010s and beyond, with companies like Tesla, Waymo, and Uber testing autonomous vehicles, making the idea of self-driving cars a near reality.