Episode

Why Are We Still Driving?

Podcast: Interesting Times with Ross Douthat
Published: Apr 30, 2026
Duration seconds: 3441
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Summary

Self-driving cars are here. But what kind of future will they bring: safe roads and extra time or dystopian traffic jams? My guest this week is Andrew Miller, who writes about self-driving cars and transportation policy. I love the open road, so I press him on what’s lost when we give away driving to the robots.