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I'm having a hard time seeing autonomous vehicles significantly undercutting the price of existing rental cars, which is definitely something that keeps me from
by jpetso 9y ago
I'm having a hard time seeing autonomous vehicles significantly undercutting the price of existing rental cars, which is definitely something that keeps me from getting out of town on a regular basis.
Sure, renting for a long weekend is still significantly cheaper than actually owning a car, but compared to other costs (taking a walk to the closest inner-city park, cycling to a larger one, or just having dinner or board games with friends) it's actually a pretty high threshold.
What I am looking forward to is the night heating feature that allow electric cars to function as a makeshift "hotel room" for overnight accommodation. Once I have access to that via carsharing, that should lower the cost of a weekend trip enough to do it on a regular basis, with no camping gear required.
- brewdad 9y agoAlternatively, I would like to see some sort of workable car-sharing solution that would allow me to head out to the wilderness and hike for a few days without having to pay rental fees for the time my car sits unused at the trailhead. I only need the car for 8 hours or so (4 hour drive there and back) but have to pay for 96 hours of use.
- jpetso 9y agoYeah, that should be much more feasible once the car can drive back to a more populated area for rental use there, until it takes off to pick you up from the trailhead again. I like this line of thinking as well! Higher mileage but also a higher degree of utilization, hopefully leading to less cars being needed overall.