{"id":22955,"date":"2015-11-02T00:00:23","date_gmt":"2015-11-02T07:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.technightowl.com\/?p=22955"},"modified":"2015-11-01T16:34:44","modified_gmt":"2015-11-01T23:34:44","slug":"newsletter-issue-831-self-driving-cars-the-apple-car-and-legal-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.technightowl.live\/blog\/2015\/11\/newsletter-issue-831-self-driving-cars-the-apple-car-and-legal-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter Issue #831: Self-Driving Cars, the Apple Car and Legal Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>More and more auto makers are taking the drudgery \u2014 and some would argue the fun \u2014 out of motoring in your car, SUV or truck.<\/p>\n<p>For me, it started simply enough. For my first nine years as a driver, I stuck with a manual transmission. That&#8217;s how I learned to drive, and I was quick and smooth about moving from gear to gear, assuming the vehicle was cooperative. 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