[ WP ] It is the year 2032 . Law requires use of self driving cars . You are trying to get out of a ticket for hotwiring and driving a car .

I pulled over to the side of the road, my proximity sensors warning of passing cars as the flashing lights of a police cruiser reflected into my eyes from the rear view like some JJ Abrams movie. I rolled down my window and put my hands on the wheel, an odd thing these days to have to touch it at all. The smell of pending rain blew into the car and I knew it was going to be a big storm. All the more reason to not trust my car to get me home once it started. 
 
 The officer strutted up to the vehicle, her hand on her sidearm and the other with her thumb through a belt loop. 
 
 `` Sir, are you aware that your OS has been overridden in this vehicle?'' 
 
 `` Yes ma'am I am.'' 
 
 `` You know that's against the law.'' 
 
 `` Yes ma'am I do, but there are exceptions when the life of the driver is at risk from the OS.'' 
 
 `` You some kind of lawyer?'' 
 
 `` No ma'am, I'm a programmer. In fact I write the software that runs these cars, including yours.'' 
 
 `` So what's wrong with this one that you had to take the OS offline?'' 
 
 `` I was downloading an update through Comcast and still had to get home before the federal curfew.'' 
 
 `` Carry on.'' 
 
 
 Edit: Thanks for the gold.
