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Self driving RVs. It's the future of the hospitality industry.

by rezashirazian 10y ago

asimuvPR 10y ago
Not sure if this is a serious reply.
- BurningFrog 10y ago
  It's an Uber joke. ...right?
fitzwatermellow 10y ago
> Self-driving RVs That is actually not a terrible idea!
- sdesol 10y ago
  This is actually an insanely good idea, since it allows you to maximize your awake time, for enjoyment. When you are sleeping, the RV can take you to your holiday destination. Since we sleep about 8 hours a day, you can use that to gauge how far you can travel. The only issue would be road infrastructures. Road maintenance would become a serious issue, due to the extra strain of having potentially 10s of millions of RVs on the road.
  - foobarian 10y ago
    Last time I looked into RV cost of ownership numbers--which was probably when that blog post hit HN from the guy who converted a van into a RV--the RVs are really expensive to move due to fuel and wear-and-tear on the drivetrain. So even if self driving, it's probably not going to be Grand Canyon one day and Florida the next any significant fraction of the time.
beambot 10y ago
Not just the future of hospitality... it's the future alternative to home ownership. Think about it: You could literally wake up, do your morning routine, and then step out of the RV and into your workplace. You come back that night... and the next morning you step out into Yosemite Valley for some hiking. You just rent RV berths -- everything from campgrounds (Yosemite) to high-rises (in major cities).
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- TeMPOraL 10y ago
  > You come back that night... ... to a different RV. There's no reason for RV ownership; a self-driving RV can fulfill the sleeping / transportation roles for at least two people/families on different working schedules.
  - huac 10y ago
    > There's no reason for RV ownership Beyond storing your clothes, trinkets, computer gear, etc? Maybe we'll all end up renting permanent storage lockers instead, then.
  - srslyawesome 10y ago
    As someone who lives in an Airstream and works from home, I would have to disagree. In the context of this idea of 'the future of home ownership', the RV becomes the 'place for my stuff' in the George Carlin sense. Having my house (RV) drive itself to the next beautiful state park or national forest I want to camp in while I work or sleep or watch a movie would be amazing.
    - TeMPOraL 10y ago
      I disagree with myself too :). I was going for dystopia on purpose here, as a way to criticize the whole trend. ;).
- ojbyrne 10y ago
  Perhaps self driving might change this, but currently it's illegal to ride in the "home" part of an RV while moving. Seat belts and all that.
  - erichocean 10y ago
    > it's illegal to ride in the "home" part of an RV while moving Two minutes Googling shows this isn't true in 28 US states, which only require seat belts for the front seat passengers: http://blog.rvshare.com/things-need-know-rv-seat-belt-laws/ http://blog.rvshare.com/things-need-know-rv-seat-belt-laws/

Self driving RVs. It's the future of the hospitality industry.

asimuvPR 10y ago

Not sure if this is a serious reply.

BurningFrog 10y ago
It's an Uber joke. ...right?

fitzwatermellow 10y ago

> Self-driving RVs That is actually not a terrible idea!

sdesol 10y ago
This is actually an insanely good idea, since it allows you to maximize your awake time, for enjoyment. When you are sleeping, the RV can take you to your holiday destination. Since we sleep about 8 hours a day, you can use that to gauge how far you can travel. The only issue would be road infrastructures. Road maintenance would become a serious issue, due to the extra strain of having potentially 10s of millions of RVs on the road.
- foobarian 10y ago
  Last time I looked into RV cost of ownership numbers--which was probably when that blog post hit HN from the guy who converted a van into a RV--the RVs are really expensive to move due to fuel and wear-and-tear on the drivetrain. So even if self driving, it's probably not going to be Grand Canyon one day and Florida the next any significant fraction of the time.

beambot 10y ago

Not just the future of hospitality... it's the future alternative to home ownership. Think about it: You could literally wake up, do your morning routine, and then step out of the RV and into your workplace. You come back that night... and the next morning you step out into Yosemite Valley for some hiking. You just rent RV berths -- everything from campgrounds (Yosemite) to high-rises (in major cities).

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TeMPOraL 10y ago
> You come back that night... ... to a different RV. There's no reason for RV ownership; a self-driving RV can fulfill the sleeping / transportation roles for at least two people/families on different working schedules.
- huac 10y ago
  > There's no reason for RV ownership Beyond storing your clothes, trinkets, computer gear, etc? Maybe we'll all end up renting permanent storage lockers instead, then.
- srslyawesome 10y ago
  As someone who lives in an Airstream and works from home, I would have to disagree. In the context of this idea of 'the future of home ownership', the RV becomes the 'place for my stuff' in the George Carlin sense. Having my house (RV) drive itself to the next beautiful state park or national forest I want to camp in while I work or sleep or watch a movie would be amazing.
  - TeMPOraL 10y ago
    I disagree with myself too :). I was going for dystopia on purpose here, as a way to criticize the whole trend. ;).
ojbyrne 10y ago
Perhaps self driving might change this, but currently it's illegal to ride in the "home" part of an RV while moving. Seat belts and all that.
- erichocean 10y ago
  > it's illegal to ride in the "home" part of an RV while moving Two minutes Googling shows this isn't true in 28 US states, which only require seat belts for the front seat passengers: http://blog.rvshare.com/things-need-know-rv-seat-belt-laws/ http://blog.rvshare.com/things-need-know-rv-seat-belt-laws/