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Using years as a comparison point between the lifespan of autonomous vehicles and manually driven vehicles doesn't make sense. Autonomous vehicles will be on t
by slg 7y ago
Using years as a comparison point between the lifespan of autonomous vehicles and manually driven vehicles doesn't make sense. Autonomous vehicles will be on the road most of the day while manually driven vehicles generally sit parked most of the day. We should be talking about miles driven as a point of comparison since use is the primary factor that wears out a vehicle rather than simply the passage of time. Whatever that number is for autonomous cars, it will certainly be more in line with what we expect from manual cars than the 4 year comparison.
- ghaff 7y agoThat's certainly true. There are other factors as well that no one really knows the answer to as well. How quickly will the autonomous systems get outdated and be considered out of compliance? Will fully autonomous systems even be sold as opposed to leased with mandatory maintenance schedule? Etc.
- mc32 7y agoRight but they compared that to taxicabs which take a beating and those on ave are 3.8 years old. (Some are rather old some just off the dealer lot). So if the ave is going to be roughly 2years (recycled at 4years of service) that seems comparatively low.