While autonomous cars will definitely deflate prices downward and make it more practical to not own a car, comparing to Uber pool is ridiculous for most people'

While autonomous cars will definitely deflate prices downward and make it more practical to not own a car, comparing to Uber pool is ridiculous for most people's personal car usage. I live in a relatively dense city for the US with a large Uber presence, and I've completely stopped taking Uber pools because they take twice as long as a direct Uber at a minimum. And then account for the fact that you now have special considerations for grocery shopping or any other type of hauling, children with car seats, out of town trips, etc. Uber and public transportation has made it extremely easy for my family to get rid of one car, but not both. Maybe if I were a light-packing 20-something single person in SF I could get away with Uber pool all the time, but for most people it's a non-starter.