Crew or equipment visible: When the automated Ford Explorer "ride vehicles" arrive at the visitor's center to pick up the scientists, kids, and the lawyer, a front shot of one of the vehicles clearly shows a small monitor camera (resembling a small security camera) mounted in front of the vehicle grill and above the bumper; this camera was used by a driver hidden in the cargo area of the Explorer in order to see in front of the vehicle from a small monitor, giving the illusion of an automated vehicle. A static display of one of these vehicles at Universal Orlando's Islands of Adventure showed the real driver's area located in the cargo section of the vehicle. The driver would lay on his side, operating remotely mounted pedals (for gas and brake) and a pulley-system remote steering wheel while viewing the small camera monitor.
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