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How The Twilight Zone Created A Self-Driving Car Using ‘60s Movie Magic
By DEBOPRIYAA DUTTA
Although its writing can sometimes be messy or shallow, “The Twilight Zone” episode “You Drive” remains memorable for creating the illusion of a self-driving car.
The episode sees a sentient car chasing a man guilty of hitting a child riding a bicycle with the vehicle and fleeing from the scene of the crime.
TV writer and “The Twilight Zone” producer William Froug explained how they achieved the self-driving car in Marc Scott Zicree’s “The Twilight Zone Companion.”
He shared, “We had a man under the dashboard with a tiny periscope that stuck up through the hood of the car, and he drove with special controls.”
Froug added, “I remember watching it, [...] and I was astonished. This car would come driving by and it was spooky because you couldn’t see this little periscope sticking up.”
