Yep, I can't really argue with any of those points, and yep, I have no doubt us Jalopnik fold don't fall under a 'typical driver'.

30 some odd thousand deaths annually out of 210 million licensed drivers in the US or approx. 1.4% of drivers. So, to quote you directly, "In aggregate people do matter, but any individual doesn't really matter in terms of determining an outcome at this scale."

That's pretty short-sighted logic. If our choices hardly matter why do we vote and why do we spend time shopping for anything? Since any single individual is statistically irrelevant, we should just have someone make all choices based on their belief for what is best for everyone, right? Clearly, that has worked out…

I second the manual trans in traffic. I prefer it as well, and yes, I am very guilty of often leaving my right hand on the shifter rather than having both hands on the wheel.

You're right. It's not best to quote a third party. However, in this instance the quote is a paraphrase based on an interview embedded in the article. If you watch the video, he directly talks about the inefficiencies of individual car ownership and how automated cars would not be owned by an individual but rather be…

Good point! I do do that...especially if I'm forced to pass someone on the right and the light comes on in the pass. side mirror. I always think, "See how that light is on...that means you should have been in the right lane, ass."

"To Brin's mind, not just cars, but car ownership is inefficient, wasteful, and dangerous. They take up too much space, use too many resources, and, listening to Brin, are an unconscionable blight on society."

Wagon-ification!

Or just bring the Tahoe instead of the Lotus to the autocross. With all these technologies in the Tahoe, you should be a better driver in it over the Lotus and therefore faster. It's science...

3.) Blind Spot Monitoring

My pick-up, Accord, and Volvo all have 1/10 as well. I too must be a shit driver.

Yes, but how do you attract people into your showrooms if they're interested in a vehicle you don't offer? I have no doubt the Focus wagon would take sales from the Escape, but it would probably take more sales from the VW Jetta Sportwagon, which pretty much owns the mid-size wagon market in the US. Not to mention…

#7 is definitely a Saab 9-3.

I miss these. The best part is it's surprisingly difficult at first glance to tell it apart from a standard Mazda 6. The rear wiper is a dead giveaway though.

Some already are like the A7 and and hideous 5 series GT and Accord Crosstour. It's only a matter of time before the mid-size sedans follow suit.

Depends. You can't blame a company for not designing a new car or variant of an existing from the ground up if it wouldn't sell, but I fell I can blame them for not offering an existing product available in other markets here because they believe it wouldn't sell or it would cannibalize sales of the more profitable…

So, don't let people tell you Americans won't buy a wagon or hatchback. They will. It just has to be a little bit taller and a little bit more aggressive. I.e., it has to be a little bit more American.

At Purdue (and every other Big Ten school I'm aware of) the computer science program is part of the science department and has no affiliation with the school of engineering (other than engineering requiring 1 semester of C programming). Personally, I think that is the way it should be unless CS majors are taking…

Funny because I don't understand why people sit in front of a computer all day.

Well, I suppose "solution" is only the right word if you think there's a real problem here. Which I'm not so sure I do. Sure, people that cover drivers of cars they don't like in clouds of diesel soot because they think they're making some inane statement about... well, I'm not exactly sure what the statement is, but…