They can't reach the pedals in a Ford pickup, but in a University of Richmond study they were taught to drive these ROVs -- that's rat-operated vehicles.
Ford said it will have a, " Level 4 vehicle in 2021, no gas pedal, no steering wheel, and the passenger will never need to take control of the vehicle in a predefined area" .
A Philadelphia Craftsman even built a foot pedal fan contraption in the 1780s, which founding fathers like George Washington and Ben Franklin tried out in their own homes.
It's been made famous because there are certain stretches of the Autobahn that had no speed limit whatsoever, with millions of drivers putting the pedal to the metal for nearly a century.