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LinkPizza posted...

It can even help slightly with running late or shorter trips.

At the risk of increasing the probability and consequences of getting in a crash, sure.

You're honestly making the point for AI drivers even stronger with this side-tangent claiming that you should be allowed to break the law because you can't budget your driving time correctly. If you need to speed because you're running late, maybe leave yourself enough time to get to where you're going on schedule next time.

LinkPizza posted...

As for not owning them, most people probably wont actually like that.

What makes you think that?

You say "many people" or "most people" all over the place in your post, which is you making assumptions with no data backing them up. This is another logical fallacy - specifically, the False Consensus effect.

The simple fact is, car ownership is dropping - particularly new car ownership. 2010 was the rate of highest vehicle ownership in North America; since then, for the first time in history, car ownership rates have actually declined. The rise of ride sharing apps like Uber and car shares like Zipcar is seeing fewer people actually buying their own car.

LinkPizza posted...

And people forget stuff in cars all the time. Which would suck.

If an AI is driving the car, it would alert you the second you tried to leave if something got left behind.

Which is a definite boon given that something that people occasionally forget in their car is a sleeping baby and there have been numerous tragic instances of babies overheating in cars because a parent forgot to drop them off at daycare before heading off to work.

LinkPizza posted...

Like going out to eat after school, or going somewhere after work.

If you desperately need to store something in a car short term, you would be able to do so in this model (in the same way that if you use something like Zipcar, the car is yours until you are ready to release it back to the "fleet").

LinkPizza posted...

People are already fine with owning cars that are in their garage or driveway.

I'm not. I live on an island and have to own two vehicles because there's no car ferry between my home and the mainland. I pay for parking on the mainland for my car and have a garage for my home. If I could get rid of both vehicles and replace them with self-driving autos, I'd do it in a heartbeat. It would save me money in parking and maintenance, I'd get another 500 square feet in my home to remodel into actual living space, and I'd lose nothing in the bargain.

Meanwhile, there is an entire class of people for whom car ownership is not viable due to costs and who rely on public transit to get anywhere. With self-driving cars and the death of car ownership, the full advantages of having a car could finally be in reach for those people, adding hours onto their day from not having to constantly wait for/on a bus.

LinkPizza posted...

And many arent going to only want to drive it to a specialty track or place. Many just like driving.

There's that "many people" quote again. You're starting to sound like Donald Trump at this point.

And, frankly, the world doesn't care if you "just like driving". You can do it on a specialty track if it's that important to you. I'm sure there were people who "just liked riding horses" back when those were the most common transportation method; that doesn't mean horse riders are allowed on city roads today.

LinkPizza posted...

I literally wont ever ride in a self-driving car. 100%.

The day may come when you don't have a choice.

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