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> We went from fliphone to total smartphone domination in 5 years. How can you even compare those things?!? A car easily costs 100 times what a phone does, an
by jlarocco 11y ago
> We went from fliphone to total smartphone domination in 5 years.
How can you even compare those things?!?
A car easily costs 100 times what a phone does, and is literally being trusted with your life and the life of people around you.
> Droves of people will ditch their old cars just for the purpose of upgrading.
Back in the real world, a car is a major purchase and the majority of people couldn't afford to drop their current car and upgrade even if they wanted to.
- lazaroclapp 11y agoI think if anything, the change will come in the form of new generations not buying their first car, rather than people with cars ditching them immediately for autonomous riding. For the generation that grew with cars as a symbol of status and adulthood and even national identity, the change might never come or take a long time. Kinda like how I watch Netflix and Amazon and Youtube, and read my news online, but most in my parents' generation watch tv and read paper newspapers. It's not just about the tech, is also the culture. Also, if anything, it might be more important to incentivize people to switch to electric cars more so than self-driving ones, given the ecological impact. Anyone up for a 500% tax on gas by 2025? ;)
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