Carol rode her hands-free, never-fall motorcycle-of-the-future to her favorite comedy club. It was so simple: Just put the address into the GPS unit and enjoy the ride.
At the club, a ventriloquist was onstage. He asked the dummy, “What do you call a vehicle whose GPS always takes the long way?”
The dummy “answered,” “I don’t know, what do you call it?”
“R-2 Detour.”
The audience snickered, but the robotic beverage server stopped in its tracks and yelled at the ventriloquist: “What gives you the right to insult artificial intelligence? You should be ashamed!”
The ventriloquist was astonished and ashamed. He began, “I’m sorry, I didn’t …”
“You keep out of this,” the robotic server hollered. “I’m talking to that little twerp on your knee.”
Yet, there’s no denying it: Unless you plan to ride exclusively around the Southern United States, you’ll face some chilly winters. And even before it...
