We invent the automobile to get us between two points faster, and suddenly we find we have to build new roads. And that means we have to invent traffic regulations ... and then we have to invent a whole new organization called the highway patrol. This assessment supports the idea that

Invention is the mother of necessity

Explanation:

In the given instance it can be seen that the invention of the automobile necessitated the building of new roads which in turn necessitated invention of traffic's regulations and finally invention of a new organization called the highway patrol.

This illustrates how necessity in a given situation forces people to invent technologies and processes that will tackle the present challenge.

There is no future preplanning of the inventions, but they come as the need arises.