At first, it seemed to be a quirky prank—a man was driving around town dressed up like a car seat and convincing people his car had no one at the wheel. Then we learned that it was all a shadowy research project by Virginia Tech. And now we know that Ford was behind the whole thing and it’s all for science.
Source: Gizmodo – Ford Funded That Weirdo in a Car Seat Costume Who Pretended to Be a Self-Driving Car