"You can have my car when you pry my dead fingers from the wheel." It's a paraphrase that captures the sympathies of many Americans.

Still, futurists, city planners and some adventurous city dwellers insist that in the not-to-distant future, owning a car may be a lot like owning a horse - something you might do for pleasure, but certainly not for transportation.

Our Wheel Thing guide, OC Register auto critic Susan Carpenter tells us that changing demographics, cities that are becoming more dense, ride-hailing services, and the emergence of the autonomous vehicle may form a critical mass that leads many to cash in the keys, and find new uses for their two-car garages.

Susan Carpenter joins us each week on Thursdays for our discussion of personal transportation, The Wheel Thing.