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Do you happen to have a link to this forecast? I've never heard of IHS Automotive but it sounds interested. Could the 7-10k increase be offset by other efficien

Do you happen to have a link to this forecast? I've never heard of IHS Automotive but it sounds interested. Could the 7-10k increase be offset by other efficiencies in engineering that bring down the cost? Side note, could we be entering the era where one person does not own one vehicle, but many people own a few? I could see something like an apartment complex offering a few self-driving cars as an amenity, or cities investing in them like they do bike-shares. Lots of the discussion has focussed on the extremes: individual ownership or megacorp ownership. There might be a place for this technology in between.

mdorazio 11y ago
Not sure which IHS article OP is referring to, but BCG did an analysis as well: https://www.bcgperspectives.com/content/articles/automotive-consumer-insight-revolution-drivers-seat-road-autonomous-vehicles/ https://www.bcgperspectives.com/content/articles/automotive-... Relevant section is "The Price Tag". Here's a helpful image from the paper as well: https://www.bcgperspectives.com/Images/Revolution_Drivers_Seat_ex06_large_tcm80-185056.png https://www.bcgperspectives.com/Images/Revolution_Drivers_Se... The biggest cost driver is the LIDAR, which is anticipated to cost Google $8k per car next year when they move to a cheaper system.