Self-driving cars in that part of the U.S. are not unusual, but as the car drives, the sun sets and the rain starts. Soon it's pouring and visibility of street signs and, especially, lane markings ...

Citroën unveiled (probably) the first mass-produced rain-sensing wipers on its high-tech SM halo car in 1970. This system used an absurdly complicated system — very on-brand for the SM ...

While some cars are equipped with a feature that forces the sunroof to automatically close once rain is detected, it does not appear that this vehicle had such a feature. If your car is one of the ...