Self-driving Cars

TUMB 07/9 When Charlyce went to the orphanage with the gifts she had purchased with Trey's bonus, she had treated herself to a gift as well. she had rented a self-driving car for her transportation.

I don’t know about spending all this money to rent this car. Just wanted to see what it was like.

Charlyce leaned forward to look into the driver’s seat. A shimmering translucent form floated in front of the wheel. When she’d contacted Currus customer service on their website, the nice woman handling the booking ensured her that the magic they used to drive the vehicles was completely legal and did not involve any ghosts. From what she’d explained, there weren’t even spirits or anything like that. The car was enchanted to work better with existing auto-navigation systems, resulting in a true self-driving vehicle that could work in any conditions. Although purely technological self-driving cars hadn’t taken off, this kind of combination of magic and technology worked well in a few applications, even if it was expensive enough to keep it out of mainstream use. As a treat for a woman who’d lived on the streets for years, it was perfect. Luxury without substance abuse or gluttony. The car turned a corner and slowed until it stopped in front of the orphanage. “Uh, thank you,” she murmured, unsure if saying something like that was even appropriate. The back door closed itself, and the car pulled away as she made her way toward the orphanage.