If I could predict the future, I would be rich - but I'm not. However, my gut tells me:
The automobile will become an even greater status symbol of the wealthy, because the cost of a driverless car will be significant. As a result, there will be a significant shift in the way we approach vehicle ownership. Unless one drives as part of employment, we operate a vehicle maybe 2 hours a day? So, matching needs based on driving habits - maybe 100 individuals share 25 driverless vehicles. Whether I commute to work or to transit, the vehicle no longer sits there for the day (or in my driveway/garage). Instead it is used by later starting commuters, retired, elderly, etc, etc, etc. I would have no idea what kind of a real number of users per vehicle would actually look like, but I find the concept of it really interesting.
I expect somebody will get rich perfecting something along this kind of 'lease' arrangement.
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