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Re:The 'Self Drive' Act puts America on the road to reducing... by WillPostForFood on Wednesday September 06, 2017 @03:39PM (#15186525)
Maybe it won't be your car, but part of a fleet. So it drops you off and then picks someone else up, perhaps someone doing the reverse commute. Even if it has to go park itself at some fleet lot outside the city center, it should be a marginal improvement over circling, looking for a spot.
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Re:The 'Self Drive' Act puts America on the road to reducing... by cr0sh on Wednesday September 06, 2017 @05:48PM (#15187380)
You'll change your mind about it not being your car the first time you get into one, it takes off, then you're like "sniff...sniff...ohgodwhatzatsmell", suddenly realizing some drunk person puked (or worse) in the back seat area.
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Re:The 'Self Drive' Act puts America on the road to reducing... by WillPostForFood on Wednesday September 06, 2017 @06:45PM (#15187751)
That's one reason I avoid public transit in San Francisco.

However, it hasn't been a problem in my use of taxis, rental cars, Uber, or Lyft, so I presume it won't be a problem with autonomous cars. They'll either drive themselves to the car wash when someone has an accident (spills, pees, vomits), or if for some reason a "wet" car arrives, then you'll report it, and get the next one.

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