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The personal autonomous car is just the first, simplest version of the autonomous vehicles. It won't be long before much smaller, short-distance, rentable syst
by hodwik 10y ago
The personal autonomous car is just the first, simplest version of the autonomous vehicles.
It won't be long before much smaller, short-distance, rentable systems come out -- self-balancing cycles that convert to cycle-trains, and so forth.
As autonomous vehicles makes roads much safer, two-wheel systems that are currently too dangerous will become much safer, and much more desirable.
As people are less inclined to own their own vehicle, and as delivery systems are more common, there will be less incentive to own a large car. People will rent two-wheel autonomous bikes instead of four-wheel autonomous cars, if its going to cost half as much.
The profit motive alone will solve these issues.