In the middle of his set, DJ Dappa turns down the pounding beat for a moment to shout out to the Clapton crew, but these days - thanks to the station's internet broadcasts - he could be hailing listeners in Denmark or Detroit.
Bringing that truly driverless Level 4 experience to public roads and public riders is a huge step, and a sign we could be hailing an autonomous ride sooner than you might think.
If you see someone in the street raise their hand, they could be hailing a taxi or swatting a wasp.
If the GOP were to offer substantial changes to the law next year that do not entirely unravel its structure, they could be hailed as having saved a health-care reform programme that was headed towards destruction.
And while their courageous but futile battles against western troops could be hailed, it was difficult to dwell on their acts of violence against peaceful missionary families.
While a bailout could be hailed in Afghanistan as the government's attempt to guarantee the people's money, it would do little to deter the kinds of abuses that led to the crisis in the first place and would probably increase tensions with its Western partners, who would be indirectly financing the intervention, economists said.
On the surface, the sport could be hailed as a model of equality.
Today, Nafta could be hailed as a successful example of the bipartisanship that Mr. Obama promises.
In time, though, Obama could be hailed as the president who led the US from the old world into the new.
Undaunted, some Australian conservatives thought that Edward VIII, who briefly served in the British Army during the Great War, could be hailed as a quintessential mate.
