The year is 2037. Texting and driving are not only legal, they are encouraged. Along with sleeping. The Invol industry (involuntary transportation) has made self-directed vehicles a thing of the past. Well, almost.One man has been working to regulate the industry for decades. Less than one week away from retirement, Mr. Smith is reluctant to accept the impending waves of change in his life—both personally and professionally. The last vehicle concept he reviews is for a children’s prototype, making it possible for parents to send their kids away without riding along.Striking close to home, the new design will test his emotional makeup, threatening to collapse his well-constructed model of grief.