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Jun 26, 2017
4:34:21pm

SandYFan Troublemaker

People buy Suburbans as a status symbol? Who knew?

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SandYFan

Bio page: SandYFan
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It you consider self-driving cars in the paradigm of today's car usage, it's

SpecialT

6/26/17 4:08pm

yes, there are some use cases that could be replaced entirely by such a service

The Shazad

6/26/17 4:13pm

Okay, for the sake of discussion--what situations are you referring to. I think

SpecialT

6/26/17 4:20pm

for example, a camping trip

The Shazad

6/26/17 4:41pm

Good example--I'd say the answer is renting a traditional vehicle for the trip.

SpecialT

6/26/17 4:54pm

I think a more likely scenario is families move to one vehicle instead of two.

shakinbaker

6/26/17 6:25pm

some cases where it could help would include...

The Shazad

6/26/17 4:56pm

I already do that for my kids and school. We call it a school bus.

Baron

6/26/17 4:14pm

Imagine the outrage of the taxi industry in large cities

mudpupper

6/26/17 4:14pm

Everyone with a job in transportation will be hurting sooner rather than later.

SandYFan

6/26/17 4:16pm

Truck drivers won't like that. And that is a huge industry. It is the largest

mudpupper

6/26/17 4:31pm

They will not. And that's the last vestige of the low-skill worker. Massive

SandYFan

6/26/17 4:33pm

Hooray for universal income!!!!

SpecialT

6/26/17 4:39pm

It's either that or massive riots. Hungry people are angry people.

SandYFan

6/26/17 4:48pm

Yep. Outrage is, to me, a signal of progress. It's called creative destruction.

Mises

6/26/17 4:43pm

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kunarcougar

6/26/17 4:14pm

The biggest factor I see is to eliminate the need to use a car as much

Nat Gas Man

6/26/17 4:25pm

Yep--the biggest obstacle will be those who feel like they need to have the

SpecialT

6/26/17 4:30pm

People buy Suburbans as a status symbol? Who knew?

SandYFan

6/26/17 4:34pm

I drive a brown probe

SpecialT

6/26/17 4:41pm

But then all the people who are jealous of those types of

cougfanz

6/26/17 5:08pm

I struggle to see how ride hailing could be cheaper.

Mike Honcho

6/26/17 4:53pm

Who keeps a car 20 years. How many people do you know who drives a car older

Baron

6/26/17 5:01pm

Fine, cut it in half. I still think it's probably cheaper.

Mike Honcho

6/26/17 5:07pm

i think you are far underestimating the cost of car ownership.

6/26/17 5:15pm

Ok, maybe for someone who owns cars for <5 years it'd be better

Mike Honcho

6/26/17 6:11pm

I'd be happy to see your math though, if I missed something

Mike Honcho

6/26/17 6:25pm

I just did a study to show my kids how car value and expenses work.

eyes4byu

6/26/17 6:11pm

I didn't know I was so unique...

eyes4byu

6/26/17 5:35pm

Really you didn't know? In my day to day life, I rarely see old cars.

Baron

6/27/17 8:29am

Do you live in an urban, suburban, or more rural area?

eyes4byu

6/27/17 9:00am

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