As Vocata George, Ph.D., a Jungian analyst from the C.G. Jung Education Center of Cleveland, told Huffington Post, "Dreams about automobiles can be symbolic in several ways ... Automobiles can also be symbolic of the journey of your life." According to George, the first thing to consider when you are trying to analyze and understand a dream about cars is if the car is moving, who is at the wheel? This can have a great impact on the meaning of the dream. If you are behind the wheel, the dream likely indicates how you are feeling about the way you are treating yourself or handling your own life. If, however, someone else is at the wheel, the dream is likely about how you feel about the way others are treating you or impacting your life.

If someone other than you is at the wheel, pay attention to who it is. Is it someone you know? Is it someone you trust? How are you feeling about the fact that they are driving you? If your mother is at the wheel, then your relationship with your mother will determine the meaning of the dream. If she is someone you trust wholeheartedly and the dream feels positive, it likely means something different to you than if your mother was untrustworthy, unsupportive, or abusive. Context is everything.