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0 pointssdan6y ago0 comments

As a small anecdote, my parents couldn't afford/didn't want to spent over $30k for a car. Surely we could've gotten a Tesla for $5k+ more, but given the relatively new infrastructure with electric charging stations (and the fact that none are available in the apartment I live in) my parents didn't find all the new cool features appealing and instead got a regular Toyota Sienna that has nothing fancy, just enough to take the family around.

Similarly, the infrastructure around electric charging stations I believe hasn't fully matured yet and as a result many people who've already owned a car, I believe will stick with gas cars since there's no huge incentive to change, unless it becomes easier to charge (faster, more convenient).

Do note that I don't have a drivers license. I never intend on getting one (I believe in what I do in the AV industry). I'm just guessing on the habits of people, not that I have any real experience in buying a gas/electric car.

Also note I didn't think you were wrong, not sure why the downvotes.

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natch6y ago

Thanks for the reply. Living in an apartment is not a big issue for me... we have two, live in an apartment with no charger.

That's interesting that you relate something you do in the AV industry to not ever getting a car... what's that about?

I do think that it's possible in the future the majority of people will never need to own a car.

sdanOP6y ago

I think for a good majority of people especially in America will go along the lines of "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" for gas cars.

Regardless, I think Ghost Locomotion and Comma.ai have a lot of potential for what they're doing now. I think they'll coincide with fully driverless cars like Cruise, Waymo, or Aurora. Regardless of if they're electric or not (I think electric cars will be more heavily adapted if we use Cars as a Service)

Also, yes, I don't ever intend of getting a license. This problem is really fascinating and I'm excited to play a little part of it. By not having a license, I can spend more time having the perspective of a person in 20-30 years when drivers licenses will become less common and utilize it in my work.

natch6y ago

>I can spend more time having the perspective of a person in...

This is awesome. I've always found that only by really experiencing the future (or some part of the leading edge that is soon going to become the future for most people) you gain much more understanding of it, ahead of others, and can apply it in your life planning. It would be worth living this way even if only temporarily just to get that as you say perspective... Not ready to give up driving forever, heh, but it I might have to try a short sample of that non-driving lifestyle sometime.

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0 pointssdan6y ago0 comments

Also note I didn't think you were wrong, not sure why the downvotes.

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natch6y ago

Thanks for the reply. Living in an apartment is not a big issue for me... we have two, live in an apartment with no charger.

That's interesting that you relate something you do in the AV industry to not ever getting a car... what's that about?

I do think that it's possible in the future the majority of people will never need to own a car.

sdanOP6y ago

I think for a good majority of people especially in America will go along the lines of "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" for gas cars.

natch6y ago

>I can spend more time having the perspective of a person in...

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