Imagine life in a California suburb in 2035. It’s a Monday morning, and trash cans have been wheeled to the curb for pickup. But not so fast!
Ahead of the garbage truck, now a mostly autonomous vehicle but still carrying a human overseer, there are garbage-sniffing drones. As they hover over still unemptied garbage cans, mechanical tentacles descend, opening the lid. A separate tentacle, packed with sensors, pokes into the garbage. If “organic” material is detected in the trash bin, an enforcement division is alerted, and a citation is issued.
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