Write a short summary of what happens in the film

This cautionary tale is a dreamlike vision of the quintessential road trip. We’re taken on a magical journey into the near future with one foot still in the present. We follow a mother and her two daughters driving along the Australian highways at night. Before long, with the girls asleep in the back, mum too drifts into peaceful slumber. The unnerving scene of a driver asleep at the wheel is heightened by an oncoming truck but the resulting collision we’re conditioned to expect doesn’t occur. Instead, a near missis is the pivotal moment which transports us into a familiar-looking analogue world, but one populated with self-driving cars. Their peaceful road trip continues as the family’s car threads its way across bridges, intersections and spaghetti junctions, before delivering the family safely into the arms of grandma. Titles at the end ask that until all our cars can drive themselves, drive safe.

Cultural / Context information for the jury

Australian families traditionally travel great distances by road to visit friends and family in other parts of their vast country. Driver fatigue is a real issue and these journeys often involve driving through the night. NRMA's commitment to make Australia a safer place for everyone is the driving force behind this film which was released just before the Christmas break when lots of families take to the roads to visit relatives.