The Onion is back at it again, this time satirizing society's interest in self-driving cars with a new concept: the carless driver.
The Onion's totally fake "Carless Driver" is presented as a project of Tesla. The fantastical idea would fit in well with the growing body of transportation work underway by Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
The joke is contained all in one ridiculous image, which was popular on social media this week. Click through for a quick laugh.
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