Summary: <p>California recently issued permits to Google, Audi and Mercedes to test 29 self-driving vehicles on any public road in the state. These cars are self-driving, but not driver-less. Licensed drivers approved by California will be in the cars at all times as backups in case the technology fails. This may look like the beginning of a new world of driving, but are they safer? After all, these vehicles are still just machines run by computers.</p> <p>This week on Money Talking, host Charlie Herman talks with <a href="http://ftalphaville.ft.com/meet-the-team/cardiff-garcia/">Cardiff Garcia</a> from the <a href="http://www.ft.com/home/us" target="_blank">Financial Times</a> and <a href="http://www.technologyreview.com/contributor/will-knight/">Will Knight</a> from the <a href="http://www.technologyreview.com/" target="_blank">MIT Technology Review</a> to get a reality check about self-driving cars and what it means for the economy, the auto industry and for us.</p>
