I live 20-30 mins from the nearest large city. If the car was waiting for me to summon it at the parking space I own it would take that long for me to get my ri

I live 20-30 mins from the nearest large city. If the car was waiting for me to summon it at the parking space I own it would take that long for me to get my ride home at the end of the night. Sure I could summon it earlier but who micro manages their time like that? Parking it closed so I have a lower waiting time means parking it in a spot I do not own which usually requires compensation to the person who does. The closer you live to the city the cost of land increases, so for those living real close to the city having a parking space they own or even have the right to use is not always a given. And even if you do, the space often increases the cost of the home which is a cost you can recoup if giving up the car. The car needs to be “somewhere” when it’s not in use by you. Elons plan is that is once the car is fully autonomous it can be out earning you money as an auto taxi (doubt that would be a thing where I live, at least not right away, the only way Uber is allowed to operate here is by only allowing drivers who are already licensed taxi drivers). So it will always be a time - cost trade off. The closer the car is parked near you, the less time you will have to wait for it to be summoned, however the closer the car is parked to you the more it will cost you in parking charges. If you are pimping out your own car as an auto taxi you might be making money while your having fun with friends but you might have to wait an hour for your own car if it just started giving some a ride home, they don’t want to pool even though they live just half a mile from your home.