Re:Uber’s First Self-Driving Fleet Arrives in Pittsburgh Thi...
by valarauca1 on Thursday August 18, 2016 @08:28AM
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What you need to understand the auto industry plans their product lines 20 years in advance. Design/testing of components takes a non-trivial amount of time.
When they say, A future model will be wheelless. What they're saying is a car in 15-25 years will be wheelless. Which is about on track with the parent poster's time frame.
Most the large Semi-Truck manufacturers seem to be progressing along a similar track. Ford's forecasts of 20 years forward actual sees a complete stop of consumer vehicles moving completely over to driver-less fleet vehicles.
When they say, A future model will be wheelless. What they're saying is a car in 15-25 years will be wheelless. Which is about on track with the parent poster's time frame.
Most the large Semi-Truck manufacturers seem to be progressing along a similar track. Ford's forecasts of 20 years forward actual sees a complete stop of consumer vehicles moving completely over to driver-less fleet vehicles.