2016: The year we talked about autonomy a bunch | Autoblog Podcast #497

This week on the Autoblog Podcast, Mike Austin and David Gluckman take a look back at one of the biggest topics of 2016: autonomous driving. The thing is, there was a lot of news about autonomous driving, but not much in the way of autonomous cars you can buy. They also talk about what they've been driving lately - there was a good turbocharged compact car and a not-so-good turbocharged compact car. And then we round out the year with a quick Spend My Money. The podcast will take a break next week, but we'll be back in the new year with reports from CES and the 2017 Detroit Auto Show. And we're lining up some fun guests for future recordings.

The rundown is below. Remember, if you have a car-related question you'd like us to answer or you want buying advice of your very own, send a message or a voice memo to podcast at autoblog dot com. (If you record audio of a question with your phone and get it to us, you could hear your very own voice on the podcast. Neat, right?) And please send trivia questions! You'll get the honor of stumping your fellow listeners, and we'll thank you too.

Autoblog Podcast #497

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Topics and stories we mention

• 2017 Hyundai Elantra Sport
• 2017 Nissan Sentra SR Turbo
• 2016 Honda Accord V6 (The sedan, but here's our Quick Spin of the coupe for reference)
• Autonomous Driving

Rundown

• Intro - 00:00
• What we're driving - 02:40
• Rants (metal trim on steering wheels, learn how your car works) - 14:25
• Looking back at autonomous driving in 2016 - 21:10
• Spend My Money - 31:20

Total Duration: 37:46

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