Why the Google Autonomous Car is Good for You

Don’t get me wrong—I’m an exhaust-smoking, manual gearbox-shifting oil-stained wrench when it comes to enthusiasm for automobiles and driving them. Cars represent freedom: to travel, to tour, to just sit and listen to the radio (preferably while making out with someone who shares your love of cars and freedom). But I’m not so obtuse that I don’t recognize that there are a whole lot of folks out there that care very little about cars and driving them. And a certain segment positively de...