In a hype-obsessed world of technology, there’s always something. In 2020 that something was (unfortunately) NFTs; in the ‘90s it was the dot com boom (also unfortunately); in the late ‘40s it was, I don’t know, a microwave, I guess. I’ve got nothing bad to say about microwaves.

And what does today have to offer our bright new future? Well, chatbots of course. But not just any chatbot. I’m talking about super AI chatbots like the kind James Cameron makes a billion dollars off of. And as the next big vehicle for hyperbole and simultaneously under- and over-speculation, chatbots are winding up in everything.

Some of those things are good; some of those things are less good. But I’m not here to tell you about those. I’m here to tell you why at least one of those things, whether you like it or not, should be the thing you may least expect. That thing is your car.

In an exclusive interview with Inverse, the star of Peacock’s Twisted Metal opens up about Captain America 4, the threat of a Hollywood actors’ strike, vehicular mayhem, and more.