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None of the things you're describing actually require automation. If people actually wanted "diners on wheels" then we'd all be taking diner buses to the airpor
by whakim 5y ago
None of the things you're describing actually require automation. If people actually wanted "diners on wheels" then we'd all be taking diner buses to the airport. A driverless car just frees up a bit of space; it doesn't fundamentally change the physics of how vehicles work (like cars did for horses)
- ISL 5y agoAutonomous cars are going to reshape the motel market and commuting. If you can sleep comfortably as your car drives you from SF to LA, it is a game-changer. If you can WFH from your car as you commute to the office for mid-morning meetings, you can live farther from town. Removing the labor costs of having a driver allows everyone to experience the transformative benefits of having a chauffeur. Rich people like chauffeurs because they buy time, the most-precious commodity.
- whakim 5y agoIf this were true, rich people would already have cars with chaffers and beds in them. They don't because the form factor isn't practical without compromising all the other things that you'd want to use your car for. The second scenario basically already exists in the form of bay area tech shuttlesbuses; most people who use them find them a (barely) tolerable tradeoff for living in San Francisco rather than something to be relished.