As soon as it becomes slightly cheaper to insure a self driving car, the world

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Sep 1, 2015
12:17:44pm

Cougar-Duck

As soon as it becomes slightly cheaper to insure a self driving car, the world

will change almost overnight.

I think self driving cars will be the biggest revolution in society since computers, or maybe even since the invention of cars. It will fundamentally change the way we commute, shop for local goods, go out to dinner, pick up our kids from school, etc.

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I read an article the other day that said the whole auto industry is about to

IndependentGeorge

9/1/15 12:01pm

If it happens it will be quite a while

Northwest Cougar

9/1/15 12:04pm

One more month and we get flying cars and self-lacing Nikes.

WDaddy

9/1/15 12:06pm

Up through the 60s we felt we would FOR SURE be driving flying cars in the

Bert609

9/1/15 12:10pm

I'm thinking closer to 30 - 40 years for full adoption

Saxa

9/1/15 12:14pm

i could see it being implemented in urban areas much sooner...

ds7

9/1/15 12:16pm

because older cars can't be retro-fitted and until they are all gone

Saxa

9/1/15 12:19pm

think about it...having thousands of "auto-cars" could be more efficient and

ds7

9/1/15 12:25pm

No way they would be more efficient than subways or trains. Unless the cars can

Bruton Guster

9/1/15 1:06pm

maybe in getting people into the city...but once there...much better than

ds7

9/1/15 1:28pm

I don't think that is true.

nova_coug_fan

9/1/15 1:29pm

There is going to be plenty of accidents and deaths with autocars. Who pays

Bert609

9/1/15 12:20pm

As soon as it becomes slightly cheaper to insure a self driving car, the world

Cougar-Duck

9/1/15 12:17pm

I think it needs to be cheaper based on TCO.. not just insurance.

Saxa

9/1/15 12:20pm

For a larger city, imagine Uber+autocars+charging stations

Left Shark Coug

9/1/15 12:33pm

isn't that called public transportation?

claw

9/1/15 12:22pm

For urbanites, yes.

IndependentGeorge

9/1/15 1:22pm

RE: I read an article the other day that said the whole auto industry is about

nova_coug_fan

9/1/15 12:24pm

I'll feel better about it when I can be sure that some guy sitting in his

Banjo Blues

9/1/15 12:30pm

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