by James Carson

Readers old enough to remember the Sinclair C5 might have experienced a déjà vu moment at the news that Google is developing a driverless car. As with the C5 scepticism seemed to surround the story, with followers of the Financial Times Twitterfeed giving full vent to their doubts:

@FT prototype destined to be flipped/thrown off the road by any moving vehicle, be it car, truck, bike, or squirrel. pic.twitter.com/9m2Pi8hPQL

— Fabienne (@tresbienne) May 28, 2014

Looks great. But only if You’re three years old.

— Dick Darlington (@Darlington_Dick) May 28, 2014

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