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Re:Google's Autonomous cars complete 300,000 miles without a... by roblev on Tuesday August 07, 2012 @05:02PM (#4352289)
Not having to own a car opens up more options

Want a big car for a family trip? Just order one and it turns up where you are, ready to take you where you want to go.

A sleeper car for two? A flash sports car for the afternoon? A van for the day?

Pay-as-you-go personal transport from anywhere to anywhere where you can still be productive during the journey... Sounds pretty revolutionary to me.

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Re:Google's Autonomous cars complete 300,000 miles without a... by greg_bt on Tuesday August 07, 2012 @05:19PM (#4352359)
This idea already exists as car sharing schemes, it is incredibly handy. Self Driving cars will only improve car share schemes.

See the following sites for examples of car share schemes.

http://www.modo.coop/

http://www.zipcar.com/

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Re:Google's Autonomous cars complete 300,000 miles without a... by stephengillie on Tuesday August 07, 2012 @05:25PM (#4352392)
What if you join Zipcar to Ridejoy to Uber to autonomous cars? Half taxi, half bus, totally convenient.
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