Tony Says In Five Years From Now There Will Be No Humans Driving | Hour 3

Tony Lebatard drops a bombshell: in five years, there will be no humans driving cars. The claim ignites a fiery debate on the podcast, with Dan Le Batard and Zaz reacting with disbelief and concern. The conversation pivots from futuristic speculation to urgent questions about surveillance, privacy, and the erosion of personal freedom—especially as Tony links the rise of driverless cars to government tracking mandates and 24/7 monitoring in vehicles. The episode becomes a meditation on how technology, while promising safety and efficiency, may come at the cost of human autonomy. From the dystopian image of robot delivery carts overwhelming city streets to the chilling idea of cars being remotely disabled for distracted driving, the hosts grapple with a future where the very act of driving is no longer a right but a privilege—reserved for the wealthy, while the rest are monitored, taxed, and controlled. The discussion also touches on the broader societal collapse of personal discipline, with phone addiction and distracted driving framed as existential threats. Amid the chaos, the hosts find dark humor in the absurdity of it all—like the idea of a 'Pulitzer Prize winner' Amin, or the surreal image of Sedano in a bathrobe, but the underlying anxiety is real: we may be surrendering our freedom not through revolution, but through convenience.