And, then, there are those breakthroughs that demonstrate, again, just what a restless, problem solver the human animal is.  It accounts for things from satellites to smart phones to zip lock bags and now, as Karl Henkel of the  Detroit News reports:

Ford Motor Co. says it has developed a car that can sniff out open parking spaces ahead — and then park itself in that space, even without a driver behind the wheel.

Been said many times before, still, ain't it just a great time to be alive.