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Indeed this is really one of the best solutions. Light rail, buses, etc. taking people to and from businesses, restaurants, shopping, etc. and have autonomous v

Indeed this is really one of the best solutions. Light rail, buses, etc. taking people to and from businesses, restaurants, shopping, etc. and have autonomous vehicles traveling from residential areas to and from stations. Unfortunately, when most people talk about autonomous vehicles they want personal autonomous vehicles. I really don't see the point of this if I'm not actually going to be driving. The fun of a vehicle is driving it, not riding in it. If it is autonomous, I don't want to own it and pay the upkeep.

bluGill 7y ago
Personal autonomous vehicles make sense for anyone who will do the majority of their daily travel in an autonomous vehicle. If you can take transit for most daily trips the vehicle is for things like getting a load of lumber that transit can never serve - these are rare enough that renting (at $100/day) is a better deal for most people. If it is a daily trip, there isn't that much opportunity for car reuse. Rush hour is call an hour for a reason: most people travel at about the same time. Those who are traveling in a different part of the day tend to have different patterns such that they would need a different car (it needs car seats for the kids...) If you have a luxury car, shared might make sense because you don't care about upkeep costs. However if you are cost conscience a 3 year old car that you keep for ~10 years is well known to be the cheapest way to go. These economics won't change: people who want a luxury car will demand the shared car be fairly new and well maintained. People who want the cheapest will still buy their own because they can guarantee the cheaper ride. Don't overlook the advantage of knowing your golf clubs are in the trunk waiting just in case you can take an afternoon off for a round. Shared cars won't give you this, if anything like it is for you.

bluGill 7y ago

Personal autonomous vehicles make sense for anyone who will do the majority of their daily travel in an autonomous vehicle. If you can take transit for most daily trips the vehicle is for things like getting a load of lumber that transit can never serve - these are rare enough that renting (at $100/day) is a better deal for most people. If it is a daily trip, there isn't that much opportunity for car reuse. Rush hour is call an hour for a reason: most people travel at about the same time. Those who are traveling in a different part of the day tend to have different patterns such that they would need a different car (it needs car seats for the kids...) If you have a luxury car, shared might make sense because you don't care about upkeep costs. However if you are cost conscience a 3 year old car that you keep for ~10 years is well known to be the cheapest way to go. These economics won't change: people who want a luxury car will demand the shared car be fairly new and well maintained. People who want the cheapest will still buy their own because they can guarantee the cheaper ride. Don't overlook the advantage of knowing your golf clubs are in the trunk waiting just in case you can take an afternoon off for a round. Shared cars won't give you this, if anything like it is for you.