Audi's night vision assistant, an example of how car companies are making cars that are part of drivers' digital lives. Courtesy of Audi hide caption
Millennials and The Changing Car Culture Studies show that teenagers are driving less, getting their licenses later and waiting longer to purchase their first new car. For young people, cars do not represent the kind of freedom they once did. Instead, technology gives them the freedom to get around.
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Millennials and The Changing Car Culture
There are signs that American car culture is losing some of its shine.
Zach Brown's preferred mode of transportation is his skateboard. Brown, 27, is an artist and actor who doesn't own a car. Courtesy of Zach Brown hide caption
Classic cars of all makes and models drive the 16-mile stretch along Woodward Avenue during the annual Dream Cruise in 2009 in Ferndale, Mich. During the annual event, the glory days of car culture return, if only for a day. Jerry S. Mendoza/AP hide caption
Teenagers turn to their phones and social media to find rides. Tanggineka Hall/Youth Radio hide caption
To teens today, cars aren't important in the same way they were in American Graffiti, the 1973 film directed by George Lucas. Lucasfilm/Coppola Co/Universal hide caption