Commuting by self-driving car will be similar to having your very own Google Bus. They'll make hour-long commutes pretty comfortable.
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Replying to @paulbaumgart
Hot real-estate investment tip: places that are currently a just-barely-too-painful commute from major metropolitan centers. Tracy? Gilroy?
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Replying to @paulbaumgart
It's fun to think about all the ways we'll want to accessorize our cars once we're free to use them as tiny mobile living rooms. Big market.
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Replying to @paulbaumgart
@paulbaumgart I'm not sure that the future will be like that. Ownership of cars might seem pointless with ride sharing services Uber.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @owen_flanagan
@owen_flanagan Car ownership will undoubtedly fall, but isn't it nicer to have your own, customized version if you can afford it?3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @paulbaumgart
@paulbaumgart Maybe, the hassle of maintenance could be a downside but seeing @TeslaMotors battery changing systems makes me think it won't.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @owen_flanagan
@owen_flanagan My guess is that the low end will be replaced by ride shares but that the country club set will still want their luxury cars.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @paulbaumgart
@paulbaumgart I could see that. Coming of drones and massive quadcopters could mean new frontier of personal transport though1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @owen_flanagan
@owen_flanagan Maybe. There's some major energy storage & power density problems to solve there, though. Flying takes a lot of power.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @paulbaumgart
@paulbaumgart Oh, I know. I run a drone startup after all, but there are ways. The market will soon start chasing down energy/mass ratios.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
@owen_flanagan I hope so!
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