Brew on the Go, or, In the Parking Lot

  The way the world is going, we may be living in our cars in the next twenty years. Hands-free talking on the phone, voice commands, and gps navigation are all old news. To meet our ever-growing expectations enters Fiat, with a car model that has its very own espresso machine.  Manufacturers nix the distraction critique by configuring the machine so that it will not run unless the car is stopped, but is watching your coffee brew while you sit in the parking lot really any better than picking it up on your way to work? And, if they were going to pick one breakfast appliance to install onto a dashboard, why on earth wasn't it a waffle iron with a side-car egg poacher? We’re holding out for the days where our cars pick our outfits and brush our teeth too, so we don’t ever have to leave them. Or until this espresso machine can make coffee from only commands shouted at the dashboard. That doesn’t seem like too much to ask.  Debate brews around espresso machines in new Fiat from CNN