Tesla and Google's self driving cars are recent development. In Europe, there is a much bigger culture around car engineering, innovation, racing etcetera. Ther

Tesla and Google's self driving cars are recent development. In Europe, there is a much bigger culture around car engineering, innovation, racing etcetera. There's a reason why, unlike in the US, millions are poured into all forms of autosports. It's nothing abnormal for an ordinary suburban housewife to prefer a "sporting" car with manual gearshift. Brands like Ferrari, Aston Martin, Porsche etcetera exist in Europe because cars are seen as much more than just vehicles. The American obsession with cars is different, but there doesn't seem to be an awful lot of "love" involved in the American car culture, at least not since the 50s.