Aida the in-car robot help to take the stress out of driving

Driving could soon be a far more pleasant experience thanks to a personal in-car robot being developed by researchers.

The Affective Intelligent Driving Agent (AIDA)  will be able to tell you the best route home  based on traffic reports, remind you to pick up  petrol and suggest places you may like to visit.

The Affective Intelligent Driving Agent (AIDA) will be able to tell you the best route home based on traffic reports, remind you to pick up petrol and suggest places you may like to visit.

The robot, which sits on the dashboard, is being developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in collaboration with Volkswagen.

Aida communicates with the driver through an expressive robot screen and will even appear sympathetic if you're having a bad day.