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This use case seems very strange. Why would I want to get out in my driveway when it's more convenient to park it myself in my garage? I'm covered by any rain,

This use case seems very strange. Why would I want to get out in my driveway when it's more convenient to park it myself in my garage? I'm covered by any rain, and my front door is locked (whereas the door from my garage into my house is usually unlocked).

mortehu 11y ago
Not everyone lives in a building like this: http://cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/1212/file-482133303-jpg/images/other_structures_garage.jpg http://cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/1212/file-482133303-jpg/images/o...
prawn 11y ago
It's an early step towards more: Your car has dropped you at work and returned home to avoid CBD parking fees. You then summon it to pick you up and drive you home. You've arrived back from holiday and summon your car to the airport to pick you and the family up. You are parking your car(s) in the garage so tightly that you can no longer open the doors while inside. The car is parked a few blocks away and you want it to come and get you from the restaurant where you've just finished dining.
- bjt 11y ago
  > Your car has dropped you at work and returned home to avoid CBD parking fees. You then summon it to pick you up and drive you home. I sure hope this doesn't become the norm. That is double the number of trips clogging the roads.
  - tassl 11y ago
    If/when that happens, most likely there will be way less cars on the roads.
  - prawn 11y ago
    Only for people who insist on owning their own car and avoiding paid parking. For the majority, the car will drop you at work and re-join the pool of cars available for use by those going in the other direction or park in a cheaper place a suburb away, or be available for courier work or whatever else.
- omegant 11y ago
  Your car can run away from carjackers trying to break in while waiting for you at a public parking, and then warn you and the police.
xutopia 11y ago
Two reasons why this works. Some of us have packed garages that we use as storage. A car that parks itself gives us more room. Secondly it's on private property and it allows people to get comfortable with self driving cars without the hassle of legal issues we'd have on the road. They're playing a long game.
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mcpherrinm 11y ago
If you have a big garage that allows you plenty of space to exit your vehicle, then this doesn't make sense. This feature is not for you. My parking spot is a narrow spot in a covered carport. It's uncomfortable to exit the vehicle when you're in the spot, without risking bumping the door into the next car over. The shared garage at my workplace is similar. My brother's home has a parking spot so narrow that you can't exit from the driver's side in an SUV due to a wall, so you have to climb out the passenger side. My parent's house has a garage used for storage, so there's lots of stuff piled around the car. And there's no direct entrance to the house (except via a ladder up to a hatch). All of these use-cases would be easier to park if you could get out of the car, and have it pull in and out (drive straight by the length of the vehicle) automatically. It's basically driven by the fact that the space needed to store a car is much smaller than the space needed to store a car with a door open. This is one of the best features I could ask for in a car, for me.

mortehu 11y ago

Not everyone lives in a building like this: http://cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/1212/file-482133303-jpg/images/other_structures_garage.jpg http://cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/1212/file-482133303-jpg/images/o...

prawn 11y ago

It's an early step towards more: Your car has dropped you at work and returned home to avoid CBD parking fees. You then summon it to pick you up and drive you home. You've arrived back from holiday and summon your car to the airport to pick you and the family up. You are parking your car(s) in the garage so tightly that you can no longer open the doors while inside. The car is parked a few blocks away and you want it to come and get you from the restaurant where you've just finished dining.

bjt 11y ago
> Your car has dropped you at work and returned home to avoid CBD parking fees. You then summon it to pick you up and drive you home. I sure hope this doesn't become the norm. That is double the number of trips clogging the roads.
- tassl 11y ago
  If/when that happens, most likely there will be way less cars on the roads.
- prawn 11y ago
  Only for people who insist on owning their own car and avoiding paid parking. For the majority, the car will drop you at work and re-join the pool of cars available for use by those going in the other direction or park in a cheaper place a suburb away, or be available for courier work or whatever else.
omegant 11y ago
Your car can run away from carjackers trying to break in while waiting for you at a public parking, and then warn you and the police.

xutopia 11y ago

Two reasons why this works. Some of us have packed garages that we use as storage. A car that parks itself gives us more room. Secondly it's on private property and it allows people to get comfortable with self driving cars without the hassle of legal issues we'd have on the road. They're playing a long game.

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mcpherrinm 11y ago

If you have a big garage that allows you plenty of space to exit your vehicle, then this doesn't make sense. This feature is not for you. My parking spot is a narrow spot in a covered carport. It's uncomfortable to exit the vehicle when you're in the spot, without risking bumping the door into the next car over. The shared garage at my workplace is similar. My brother's home has a parking spot so narrow that you can't exit from the driver's side in an SUV due to a wall, so you have to climb out the passenger side. My parent's house has a garage used for storage, so there's lots of stuff piled around the car. And there's no direct entrance to the house (except via a ladder up to a hatch). All of these use-cases would be easier to park if you could get out of the car, and have it pull in and out (drive straight by the length of the vehicle) automatically. It's basically driven by the fact that the space needed to store a car is much smaller than the space needed to store a car with a door open. This is one of the best features I could ask for in a car, for me.