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Cool. Where can I buy a Google / Waymo car? I will be happy to. Sometimes shipping is a key.

• beambot 9y ago
  The point on shipping is appropriate... But just for clarity: of all the autonomous cars companies that ultimately "succeed", you will probably not be able to purchase cars from at least half of them. You'll only be able to purchase rides.
  • RealityVoid 9y ago
    How are you so sure of this? Maybe yes, maybe not. I think there is a merit to owning you own car and the traditional model might stand up quite well.
    • beambot 9y ago
      I know a lot of people at a lot of robotics companies (including autonomous cars companies), and have spoken at length with them about the ultimate business models. Besides, it makes sense when you consider that most personal vehicles have sub-5% utilization. It's more capital and environmentally responsible to have shared assets rather than underutilizing assets with high embodied costs.
      • HeyLaughingBoy 9y ago
        What may make sense to you and what people end up doing are often wildly different.
    • petters 9y ago
      It's easier to make a car able to drive in a single city. Also, companies like Lyft could deploy manually driven cars for "hard" bookings. Developing an autonomous car for Lyft is easier than developing it for a normal person.