DeMarrais: Autonomous Vehicle Fleets Will Make Car Ownership Obsolete
Brett DeMarrais · 20VC: What Is Wrong With The VC Industry, Why VC Is A Customer Service Game and Why Car Ownership Will Be A Thing Of The Past with Brett DeMarrais, Partner @ Ludlow Ventures · Sep 7, 2016 · at 15:10
Brett DeMarrais, Partner at Ludlow Ventures, shares his investment thesis on autonomous vehicles and the future of mobility.
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“I think car ownership is, is, is going to be a thing of the past because when autonomous vehicles come around, you know, there'll be these fleets of vehicles. You can just call on one button. I think it'll be cheaper. It'll be more convenient.”
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