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Originally Posted by BlackArcher101
I keep thinking of one aspect. What will happen to the big car manufacturers?
With driving cars, you would no longer need big engine options or things of that nature. Primary just comfort items would be options, such as leather vs cloth. This will no doubt remove the complexity of car manufacturing. Will style even matter at that point, if everyone is driving at the same pace like robots, with their head down in their tablet/book reader? So if cars turn more generic, will the industry be decimated?
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Build cars and refurbish them? Build cars that don't last as long and are returned to the factory every few years?
I would expect car ownership to plummet, but membership/leasing business plans to sky rocket. A self driving car almost essentially mimics a bus usage wise for commute at that given point.
kinda like car to go, but choose whatever car in the fleet you want at any given time. (Or more likely... pod)