> Long before that is the case, there'd be no incentive for the manufacturer to sell the car at all; True! Given that a large portion of US car sales are 'flee

> Long before that is the case, there'd be no incentive for the manufacturer to sell the car at all; True! Given that a large portion of US car sales are 'fleet sales'[1], it's very likely that car companies that lead in automation with sell their cars to their own subsidiary automated taxi companies. It's also worth noting that some car companies already have their own car-sharing services - BMW with ReachNow and Mercedes Benz with Car-to-Go. The moment they have their own reliable automated driving systems, they will turn those into taxi services. [1] http://www.autonews.com/article/20160307/RETAIL01/303079955/this-time-no-sweat-over-hot-fleet-sales http://www.autonews.com/article/20160307/RETAIL01/303079955/...