Comment by goda90

16 hours ago

And it'll negatively impact all but the upper classes. Automakers would rather everyone use their autopilot taxi services for the higher profit margins, so autopilot EVs will be prohibitively expensive to outright buy.

I think it would positively impact lower classes because car ownership is by far the biggest financial drain you can take on.

  • Only if there's affordable transportation available.

    • There's a large percent of people who have their daily commute possible by public transport, but the weekend or odd trips are not well covered. A cheaper uber powered by self driving would cover the odd trips and save people the massive expense of owning a car.

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