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Why even care about it being your car? How about just a car? At your bidding when you need it and no other time.

• sandworm101 11y ago
  Because I got stuff I want to keep in my car. When I go shopping I sometimes hit more than one store and don't want to carry everything from Costco with me into Home Depo. Also dogs.
  • jon-wood 11y ago
    In that case you'd indicate you need the same car on your return from Home Depot, and have to wait a while for it to show up from the parking lot, whilst people who don't need a specific car just grab the first one in the waiting area outside.
    • sandworm101 11y ago
      And no computer has ever failed to properly hold a reserved car. "See, you know how to take the reservation. You just don't know how to hold the reservation. And that's really the most important part." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4T2GmGSNvaM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4T2GmGSNvaM
      • obsurveyor 11y ago
        "When your reservation is over or you are finished with the vehicle, please place this key-like device into steering column where the traditional key would." A manual lockout would be a smart thing here. There's all kinds of solutions to the "computers are dumb" problem.
    • aninhumer 11y ago
      I feel like a simpler solution would just be to store anything left in the boot when the car returns to the depot, and put it back in your next car. There could also be a safe for security and privacy. It's slightly less flexible, but for most cases it's much more efficient. I also think it's slightly less error prone, as there's no user input required, and since the stuff gets removed from the car, it's much less likely that anything will end up being sent to another user. At worst, they forget to put your stuff back automatically, and it's relatively easy for them to send another car, or even send your stuff to your house. Indeed, that might even be a service people are interested in if they're doing a lot of shopping, or they take public transport for part of their journey.
• lukaslalinsky 11y ago
  That's like asking why do you even care about it being your home? How about just a home? When you come from work, you will pick one at random and only pay for the time you spend there. You might look at a car as a transportation vehicle, I look at it as an extension of my private space. It's my car, so I can customize it, I can make it comfortable for me, I can keep my stuff in it, I know it's always available, I know what state it is in, etc.
• OopsCriticality 11y ago
  Because of gun-free zones, sometimes it's necessary to secure one's firearm in one's car. Regardless of where I live, I keep a toolkit, trauma kit, and emergency supplies in the trunk… just in case. I also will have region specific stuff: - When I lived in the great white north, I used to keep a snow shovel, cat litter, etc. in my car during the winter months. - While I live in an arid desert, I keep extra gallons of water and a solar blanket in the car. I really like knowing exactly where my car (and by extension) stuff is. Also, I hate having to readjust my mirrors and seat.