“Technology makes our lives infinitely easier and it’s an exciting age to be alive. But it’s both a blessing and a curse. At some point, every brand new smart phone crashes, every top of the line computer needs to be updated, every outdated fax machine is replaced by a super deluxe wireless bluetooth all-in-one printer. And I think the idea for the video came from that,” he told CNBC by email. “Cars are already a feat in engineering, but that’s not enough – now we want cars to drive themselves. So while companies are racing to be the first to provide the ‘latest and greatest,’ I thought it’d be funny to imagine what could go wrong if Google released their self-driving car prototype a little prematurely.” The clip has been made as a faux in-game news report from Los Santos, as one scared reporter takes a spin in the self-driving disaster as it rampages through the city taking out one pedestrian after another. PizzaForBreakfast covered audio from an ABCNews report and used GTA’s in-game filming function to make the clip. He also installed “mods” – open source pieces of code – to modify the game to include the Google Car. The video has so far racked up over 200,000 views. Take a look at the clip below:
