After years of various proposals for different types of self-driving vehicles in Toronto, it looks like the futuristic tech is finally landing in the city, with some of the first autonomous cars set to pop up on local roads in the next few months. Whether for the purposes of public transit, grocery delivery or private transportation, automated driving in its various forms is an undeniable game-changer for convenience's sake, regardless of any Black Mirror-esque turns one can imagine things taking. The City of Toronto has been very much on board with the idea of this "exciting development in urban transportation," even developing a special tactical plan a few years back for how to take advantage of the invention as it develops. All test vehicles will also be overseen by real humans in a separate car during this phase, which will only include short-range trips to drop off packages, and is meant to be more educational than anything else. A staff report states that such types of testing under the MTO's AV pilot are a "modest [and] important opportunity to increase our knowledge on the state of the technology," providing "a benchmark for future engagement of this kind."