Your nice car is expensive and unused 90-95% of the time (if you're an average driver). So, what are reasons not to own a car in the age of self-driving cars?

Your nice car is expensive and unused 90-95% of the time (if you're an average driver). So, what are reasons not to own a car in the age of self-driving cars? - it could be cheaper for a lot of people - you'd be more flexible: use a small car to commute, a big car for shopping etc. - there would be enough self-driving shared cars available so you never have to wait a long time to arrive - it saves a lot of resources if less cars have to be built and their utilization is higher - you can drive new cars as soon as they are added to the pool of shared cars - you don't have to deal with car maintenance - you are more likely to use your bicycle / ebike Here are some reasons against using shared cars: - mass surveillance - monitoring the movement of almost every citizen - shared cars may not be as clean as your own - can't store items in shared cars (baby seats!) - favourite car may not be available all the time - there may not be enough shared cars avaialble in your area, especially if you don't live in a city - you have special requirements such as baby seats, 4WD or you want to drive a particular car model all the time - prestige