Not soon like tomorrow soon, but soon enough to see in our lifetime perhaps. Significant progress has been made in developing robot-driven cars. Think of it. It would free drivers up to use their cell phones and read while they travel down the highway.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7078245.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7078245.stm