Today
Driverless car
You can skim this paper while your car stays on course
2015
Mobile-friendly GPS mapping
You could tap your device to get a car to meet you wherever you were, and take you to wherever you wanted to go
2012
Live-traffic route mapping
Your device would recalculate your route if it saw a problem ahead
2009
Mobile-friendly GPS mapping
You could bring that device with you wherever you went, and it would automatically point you to a new direction if you took a wrong turn
2007
Personal GPS
You had a device in your car. If you got lost or changed your mind, you could stop and re-plot
2006
Printable directions from home
You used MapQuest to plot a course from point A to point B. You printed out a map and hoped for the best