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1. The vast majority of people don't want getting to point A to point B to be an experience, they want it to happen as quickly and conveniently as possible for
by jamiequint 9y ago
1. The vast majority of people don't want getting to point A to point B to be an experience, they want it to happen as quickly and conveniently as possible for a good price. This isn't going to be any sort of real barrier to adoption especially when people have the option to pay $15 for a manned car with a driver or $3 for one that is self-driving.
2. Cameras and you sign an agreement on signup that you're liable for the behavior of any passengers on your trip. Hotels are also private spaces, they don't seem to have a problem with graffiti, rooms getting destroyed, etc. To the extent they do it's not an existential problem and is covered by the fact that they have your ID and Credit Card on file.
3. Many hundreds of thousands of people park their cars overnight in parking garages or on streets. Nobody pays people to sit inside inside of their cars overnight as far as I know.
- collyw 9y ago3: Those people haven't had their job taken by a self driving car. There is a very real incentive for these cars to be targeted.
- ghaff 9y agoYeah. It's reasonable to be skeptical about the timeframe for fully-autonomous general purpose vehicles. IMO, the last 10 percent (or whatever) is tougher than a lot of people are assuming. Some of the assumptions about the economics of the vehicles are also overly optimistic. That said, if people can get driven around for a reasonable price--either in their own vehicle or one they hail through an app--many people will forgo driving themselves.