New iPhone app does the driving for you

Remember the remote-controlled BMW in the James Bond flick "Tomorrow Never Dies" in 1997? The ultimate 007 gadget may become a reality thanks to a crew of researchers at Germany's Freie Universitat of Berlin.

The team of artificial intelligence scientists unveiled an iPhone app called the iDriver that allows users to remotely control their car by operating the steering, brakes and accelerator while navigating the vehicle from an iPhone screen.

A street view is transmitted from a tiny dashboard video camera to the remote-control device where the driver directs the vehicle via signals sent from the car's transmission.

Scientists showcased the computer-driven test car, nicknamed the "Spirit of Berlin," at the city's Tempelhof airport.

An era of automatic cars navigating the streets? Not so fast.

While the crew of German researchers have successfully tackled the technical aspects of driving a car from a mobile-phone application, a spokesperson from Freie University said not to expect a release of iDriver this year.

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