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I don't think self-driving in and of itself will decrease ownership, but the combination of self-driving, flexible car sharing services, and ubiquitous ride sha
by secstate 10y ago
I don't think self-driving in and of itself will decrease ownership, but the combination of self-driving, flexible car sharing services, and ubiquitous ride sharing services will continue to make car ownership undesirable.
A car in a driveway or parking spot has horrible utilization rates. Ownership of things like cars has never actually made sense, given that they depreciate in value as soon as you drive it off the lot.
Meanwhile, more and more OEMs are moving into the car sharing space, and I think that will scratch the itch of wanting to drive a car for fun, or utility (need to pick up something large or be some where at a specific time).