With no steering wheel, no gas pedal, and no driver, Google’s new driverless car isn’t just a potentially revolutionary transportation technology. Thanks to the zoomorphic arrangement of its headlamps, radar, and grille, it’s also an instantly divisive icon of early-21st-century automotive style. Just what it resembles, however, is in the eye of the beholder. Here are 13 things people are convinced it looks like.
1. A koala
Photo of a koala bear by Eric Isselée
2. An armadillo
Photo of an armadillo by Pat Bonish
3. An owl
Photo of an owl by Ingram Publishing
4. A mouse
Photo of a mouse tiripero/Thinkstock Images
5. No, the other kind of mouse
Photo of a mouse by merznatalia/Thinkstock Images
6. A Roomba
Product shot of a Roomba by iRobot
7. A Chrysler Peapod
Photo courtesy of Chrysler
Product shot of a A Little Tikes Cozy Coupe
9. The evil air conditioner from The Brave Little Toaster
Still from Brave Little Toaster courtesy of Buena Vista Pictures
10. Jake from Adventure Time
Still from Adventure Time courtesy of Cartoon Network
11. Totoro
© 1988 - Walt Disney Pictures
12. The little Totoros that follow along behind Totoro
© 1988 - Walt Disney Pictures
13. The future
