Yeah, we've done this for conference trips with the family, and it has been useful in that context. We've even gone all the way to San Diego, with an overnight

Yeah, we've done this for conference trips with the family, and it has been useful in that context. We've even gone all the way to San Diego, with an overnight stop partway to see relatives. But I would never drive even to LA, even for a multi-day conference, if I were traveling solo.