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Pulitzer-winning car critic: Self-driving vehicles could put end to car ownership

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA - SEPTEMBER 25:  A Google self-driving car is displayed at the Google headquarters on September 25, 2012 in Mountain View, California.  California Gov. Jerry Brown signed State Senate Bill 1298 that allows driverless cars to operate on public roads for testing purposes. The bill also calls for the Department of Motor Vehicles to adopt regulations that govern licensing, bonding, testing and operation of the driverless vehicles before January 2015.  (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
A Google self-driving car is displayed at the Google headquarters on September 25, 2012 in Mountain View, California.
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Pulitzer-winning car critic: Self-driving vehicles could put end to car ownership

From Google to Ford to Elon Musk, seems like everyone nowadays is working on a version of the self-driving car.

The autonomous vehicle, when it actually becomes a reality, is supposed to relieve traffic jams, takes the stress of the daily commute from the embattled driver, and make the road generally a safer, saner place.

According to Pulitzer Prize-winning auto critic Dan Neil, the self-driving car will also end the need for us to own a car.

Just how? Stay tuned for Larry’s conversation with Dan Neil.

Guest:

Dan Neil, Pulitzer Prize-winning auto columnist at the Wall Street Journal and author of a piece titled, “Could Self-Driving Cars Spell the End of Ownership?