Where the Road takes Me

Chuck would have found the trip thrilling. But there was nothing thrilling about riding in an autonomous car. It was just so commonplace. Even the expression, "Going where the road takes me," lost its luster when roads were designed to configure themselves to literally take people to where they wanted to go.

Chuck thought it ironic he was now headed for a preserve for endangered species. His current status began with the development of "the Internet of things" and culminated with the birth of sentient technology. People were now classified obsolete and being shipped off to zoos around the world.