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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

by 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/
foobarian 10y ago
My dream is that this gets built in a different setting: offices. Imagine self-driving desks in a giant flat warehouse without a single wall. You could pick a travel program where your desk would slowly roll around the perimeter, or just hang out in the middle. You could program it to maximize distance from any other desk if you wanted privacy. And of course the desks would be networked and their position could be overriden by a master controller that had access to the company calendar, so when it's time for the mandatory standup meeting your team's desks would automatically get together in a single spot.

by beambot 10y ago

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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/

foobarian 10y ago

My dream is that this gets built in a different setting: offices. Imagine self-driving desks in a giant flat warehouse without a single wall. You could pick a travel program where your desk would slowly roll around the perimeter, or just hang out in the middle. You could program it to maximize distance from any other desk if you wanted privacy. And of course the desks would be networked and their position could be overriden by a master controller that had access to the company calendar, so when it's time for the mandatory standup meeting your team's desks would automatically get together in a single spot.