It will be a very long time before even a slice of a utopian driving future makes a dent in our society, and even then it will still be largely confined to the most major of urban centers. The hype of electric and self driving vehicles is far exceeding the reality. There is a fundamental sense of individualism in this country and a freedom of mobility that goes with it, and it has helped define who we are as a nation. We, as Americans, love to wander, and on our own terms too.