We've heard a lot about self-driving cars over the last several years. For the first time, it feels like the "technology of the future" is close to entering our daily lives. WIRED Magazine recently looked at this topic in detail, by sitting down with the man leading the technological charge for Mercedez Benz. The article explores the future of autonomous vehicles, ride sharing, hydrogen fuel cells, and projects underway by Google and Apple. The Germans are likely to be major players in the next few years.