> A fleet of high utilization autonomous vehicles will increase utilization rates of each automobile that is still on the road substantially, serving more peopl

> A fleet of high utilization autonomous vehicles will increase utilization rates of each automobile that is still on the road substantially, serving more people with fewer raw materials. Not to mention that as of right now, all of the leading contenders for commercially viable robotaxi fleets are on EV platforms anyway. I think people overestimate the difference due to the amount of dead-heading needed.