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I don't like the wait time though. I don't want to wait 5 minutes for my Waymo to arrive for a 10 minute trip down to the grocery store when I can wait 0 minute
by toephu2 1y ago
I don't like the wait time though. I don't want to wait 5 minutes for my Waymo to arrive for a 10 minute trip down to the grocery store when I can wait 0 minutes and hop in my own car and just drive there myself.
I do like autonomous cars though, but they won't completely remove car ownership.
- standardUser 1y agoIt costs something like $10k-$12k per year to own a car in the US. That's a lot of robotaxi rides. But I can't imagine self-driven cars disappearing either, though I can imagine them being banned in city centers within a decade.
- furyofantares 1y agoBy self-driven cars you mean, a human self? By context I think you do but self-driven is maybe a strange phrase to use to differentiate from self-driving.
- terminalshort 1y agoIt doesn't cost anywhere close to that unless you are driving an absolutely insane amount of miles or have some ridiculous supercar where the insurance rates are insane.
- ragazzina 1y agoHonestly it does not sound that far from reality. I guess the parent is referencing this kind of study: > The overall average cost to own and operate a new car in 2025 is $11,577 (decrease of $719 from 2024). https://newsroom.aaa.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/UPDATE-AAA-Fact-Sheet-Your-Driving-Cost-9.2025-1.pdf https://newsroom.aaa.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/UPDATE-A...
- terminalshort 1y agoI guess we were thinking of different numbers. That's including depreciation, interest and sales tax, which I would consider purchase cost, not part of the cost to own. But
- n4r9 1y agoMakes total sense to include depreciation and finance if you're making a like-for-like comparison with robotaxis.
- peab 1y agoagreed. they'll make the most sense in dense cities like NYC where having a car is more inconvenient because you have to worry about parking.