Comment by ai-christianson
Comment by ai-christianson 3 days ago
They might actually be going all-in on a robotaxi future, i.e. betting on a future where car-ownership is not the default.
Comment by ai-christianson 3 days ago
They might actually be going all-in on a robotaxi future, i.e. betting on a future where car-ownership is not the default.
It is built around driving cars, but not necessarily car ownership. From what I gather through movies and television, cities like New York City don't really have car owners, but there are a lot of taxi cabs. Now Uber and Lyft have moved into small towns that never had taxis.
I’m not sure that is a good example - NYC is an outlier and it has 45% of households owning cars.
Most people^ don’t actually want to own a car and deal with breakdowns, maintenance, repairs, fender benders, etc etc.
They want the convenience and freedom a car provides. Right now in many places the best way to get that is ownership, so we suck it up and buy a horribly depreciating asset that causes headaches.
That could quickly change if someone can figure out how to make using a car just as convenient while also cheaper.
^ of course there are car enthusiasts who will always want to own, but that’s a tiny fraction of car owners.
in US? Country built around car-ownership?