Once again (and with your kind patience, dear reader), I delve into one of my favorite pet-topics: Self-driving vehicles.

In this case, the fascinating story of Olli as found in this article written by Rob Lever and found on phys.org:

Olli, A 3D Printed, Self-Driving Mini-Bus to Hit the Road in the U.S.

For those too lazy to click the link and read the article (you really should, you know), I found this video regarding the vehicle on youtube:

As I’ve said before: I envision a future where people no longer own cars and all -or most- of the vehicles on the road will be like this one: You call in a vehicle using your smartphone, it picks you up and takes you to your destination, then is off to deal with the next, nearest client.

When you’re ready to be driven back home, you summon a vehicle and off you go.

The addition of 3D printing is a fascinating new wrinkle to the whole thing.  You can create, as mentioned in the video, fast modifications to the design so that the vehicle will work best in whatever environment it is intended for.