Driverless Cars Get Green Light in California

Re:Driverless Cars Get Green Light in California by mseebach on Wednesday September 26, 2012 @02:23AM (#4574408)

Maybe your driveway is replaced by a compartment container. Maybe (certain kinds of) cars will be able to automatically load the compartments. Or maybe you're completely right.

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Re:Driverless Cars Get Green Light in California by mh- on Wednesday September 26, 2012 @07:01AM (#4575010)

Maybe your driveway is replaced by a compartment container.

I propose we call this component the garage.

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Re:Driverless Cars Get Green Light in California by anamax on Wednesday September 26, 2012 @03:16PM (#4577451)

> Maybe your driveway is replaced by a compartment container.

Lots of folks don't have driveways, garages, and so on.

More to the point, they may not be at a "personal storage location" when they're dropping off the rental car.

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Re:Driverless Cars Get Green Light in California by mseebach on Wednesday September 26, 2012 @03:36PM (#4577560)

s/(driveway|garage)/$WhateverSpaceYouCurrentlyParkYourCarInThatWillBeEmptyIfYouAreRentingInsteadOfOwning/

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Re:Driverless Cars Get Green Light in California by anamax on Thursday September 27, 2012 @02:01AM (#4579559)

I can't leave my stuff in the street, especially since it isn't the same location every time I park. In other words, there's not necessarily a dedicated space that will be empty if I'm renting instead of owning, let alone one that I control

In fact, folks who don't have dedicated/owned spaces are probably the best audience for rentals.

Moreover, even if I'm willing to take said stuff into my residence, I may need said stuff on my way to the drop-off.

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Re:Driverless Cars Get Green Light in California by mseebach2 on Thursday September 27, 2012 @05:43AM (#4580009)

It's getting kinda pointless. I'm suggesting something that might happen in a future where self-driving cars have completely disrupted all of transportation. You're countering "there's no dedicated space" - well, just maybe, that can change? It's not even a full space, it's just a "dock" to load the containers.

In fact, even today, people who don't have a dedicated space (even if that space shifts around a bit, ie. is a "pool" space on the street) can't own a car: Where would they leave it? People who are renters today already have to deal with not leaving stuff in the car, so this discussion doesn't apply to them.

Long story short: Your original argument was that not owning your own car will not be be an option for you, because you leave a lot of stuff for your kids in your car. My argument is that, with a bit of fantasy, maybe this isn't an insurmountable obstacle.

> I may need said stuff on my way to the drop-off.

Why would you drive your self-driving vehicle to the drop-off?

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