Car Ownership
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Macdonald: In 15-20 Years, Nobody Will Own a Car or License
“Which is why I do think in some future world, maybe not five years, but 15 or 20 years, Everyone's going to be like Harry. Nobody's going to own a car. Nobody's going to have their driver's license because you'll be able to get around. And I think bikes and sc…”
Zimmer: Americans spend $9,000 annually on cars used 4% of the time
“Americans spend 9000 dollars every year owning and operating a car that they use four percent of the time. They spend more money on their car than they do on food than they do on health care. The only thing they spend more money on than their car is their hous…”
Howey predicts self-driving robotaxis will reduce car ownership to 10%
“And car ownership is going to become a thing that only a minority of humans even own a car because of the way they'll even they'll never be parked really though because every car that can drive itself is a robot, basically, that can go earn money by running Ub…”
Frank Chen: Autonomous ride service costs will approach private car ownership
“At some point when the autonomy comes into the equation, then it might get close to the Price at which you sort of own and operate and drive your own car.”
Evans: Autonomous cars will shrink personal vehicle ownership significantly
“The point is that self-driving cars, therefore, make on-demand services much, much, much bigger, and they tend to result, therefore, in many fewer people owning a car.”
DeMarrais: Autonomous Vehicle Fleets Will Make Car Ownership Obsolete
“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.”