And as self-driving fleets take over and cease to be tied in to the driver's self-image, my guess is that the cars will look more like the $15,000 Toyota Yaris.

And as self-driving fleets take over and cease to be tied in to the driver's self-image, my guess is that the cars will look more like the $15,000 Toyota Yaris. I also imagine that as fleet owners gain greater control of design, they'll find ways to make maintenance easier and cheaper. Insurance should also get cheaper with fewer human drivers (and by the time automated cars are on the road, there will be a lot of cars with crash-mitigating technologies too).