Doug64 wrote:Speaking as someone that has spent years using public transport having your own means of transportation is really convenient, and that's for someone that's single -- for anyone with a family, the only reason I can see not to is poverty.
My comment of millennials being more willing to take public transport is just to show that they don't care about owning cars as much as older generations care. Which means they will be more willing to use a network of automated cars that they don't own.
- Why would it be inconvenient to have a private automated car that you don't own come to you at will?
- There will be a network of ready cars everywhere that will get to your house within 5 mins (0 min if you pre schedule).
- You will not need to worry about maintenance, insurance, inspections, break-ins.
-It will be more socially responsible, since you would need fewer cars to service an entire city. Fewer resources will be used to build cars, but also, less energy will be used because you will be able to optimize the shit out of a fully automated ysstem. This is also a thing that is very important to younger generations.
- Public transport will simply be a cheaper alternative to calling a private car to your house. Public transport will too become more efficient and more reliable since it will go through the same optimization process as cars.
Why is any of this not convenient?
In this sense I would argue younger generations are far more moral and compassionate towards future generations than those that came before us. This makes them car more willing to ditch cars.
Here's another bit of information for you:
I'm a "car guy" (I like to talk about my VW GTI here), yet, I will be TOTALLY willing to ditch my car. I'll just save the GTI for the race track.
I also believe that automating cars will also increase participation in amateur racing.
I should revise my earlier claim. Car ownership will not become illegal (for example, if you own a race car for hobby). However, driving on the streets will become illegal.
I can think of 11780 reasons Trump shouldn't be president ever again.