DETROIT — The automobile industry has spent the last century trying to forge a visceral connection between drivers and their cars. On Wednesday, the head of Google’s driverless-car program came here to declare much of that bond may soon be a thing of the past.
Chris Urmson, director of self-driving cars at Google, acknowledged that a certain percentage of consumers are “really passionate about the driving experience” and take pleasure in muscular performance and steering through curves.
“But a lot of people buy a car because they want to get from one place to another,” he said.
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