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> I don't see people taking a self-driving car that they own down into the city center and parking it there while they work 9 to 5. Maybe we'll have a AirBnB
by babuskov 8y ago
> I don't see people taking a self-driving car that they own down into the city center and parking it there while they work 9 to 5.
Maybe we'll have a AirBnB type of service where you would rent your self-driving car to others from 9 to 4 and the "AirBnB car" company would make sure it goes where there's demand.
This way people owning the cars are still sure to have their own ride even when there's high demand.
- 14 8y agoI could not even imagine the headache of such a system. For example, I drive what I like to call beater cars. They are paid for fully in cash and generally are not worth more then a couple thousand if that and we are talking Canadian dollars. I like this because I have kids and they are hard on my car and I am also hard on my car. I like to eat in my car as I work in the community and do a lot of driving around so often grab food to go and park and eat. I have spilled countless times despite my best intentions. I have had a bottle of soap leak on my floor not realizing somewhere from the till to car the cap flipped up. I have had a kid fall asleep in the back and pee their pants. Coffee down the dash. Found old fruit under kids seats. You name it. It will be a big headache if you get some kid who rideshares with his mom in your autonomous car while you work that pees all over your seat. Or tracks mud in. Or pukes. Or every other thing I would like to not deal with. I just have a hard time seeing how we get past all that without some insurance covering issues like these.