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Sigmund Freud Declares Self-Driving Cars Impossible Due to Lack of Id, Ego, and Superego

Psychoanalyst Warns That if the Self Is Comprised of Those Three, the Self-Driving Must Have Them Too

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ninetyoneoctane
Oct 16, 2026

VIENNA—The father of psychoanalysis claims the public is being sold snake oil, arguing that autonomous self-driving cars are impossible because they lack the psychological structures that comprise the self. Engineers have completely forgotten about the id, ego, and superego. Without those, you’re just left with a driving car. That’s literally just a reg…

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