Welcome to Must Read, where we single out the best stories from around the automotive universe and beyond. Today we've got reports from US News & World Report, Jacobin, Autocar, and Racer.

The Google Self-driving car is one of those technologies that everyone knows will have a major impact on society but no one knows quite the when or how or, importantly, who. According to Elon Musk, he'd like Tesla Motors to be the "who."

(What will Google Cars mean for car buyers, as well as established buying guide websites like Edmunds and Cars.com? Derek Kreindler from The Truth About Cars weighs in.)

If you're here reading Jalopnik, you probably enjoy the act of driving more than just about anything else. But could our days behind the wheel really be numbered?

Detroit isn't just a post-industrial wasteland filled with ruin porn, but we're not exactly surprised that this picture was taken in the Motor City. Yes, that's a shirtless guy aiming his shotgun at the Google Streetview car.

Now that Mitt Romney has picked his Weinermobile-driving running mate, election season is in full swing.

A state bill with new rules for self-driving cars just passed, allowing Google's fleet of hybrid vehicles to hit the road in Nevada soon. Google had been lobbying for the bill for weeks, saying they're safer than human-driven cars.

The self-driving Google Cars put on a demonstration at the TED 2011 conference of the type of fast driving we weren't aware either Prius hybrids or autonomous Google Cars could pull off.

When you search Google, sometimes it gives you suggestions before you even hit the enter key. Often times those suggestions are a mix of high humor and sage-like wisdom. What's the Goog's opinion on various automaker brands? Let's find out.