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    1. Thijs Niks‏ @thijsniks 30 Dec 2017

      Nobody agrees on a timeline yet, but the benefits of self-driving cars are obvious and the investments serious. These will be a thing. Well, maybe not the Google pods.pic.twitter.com/8x2MMlxgMQ

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    2. Thijs Niks‏ @thijsniks 30 Dec 2017

      Electric cars have fewer moving parts, are more flexible as they are fully software-controlled, quieter, and more fuel cost efficient compared to gasoline cars.pic.twitter.com/67pXIefcSf

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    3. Thijs Niks‏ @thijsniks 30 Dec 2017

      Self-driving cars will be safer, can go faster, drive closer to other cars, optimize fuel usage better, free up parking space in the city, and free up time compared to human-controlled cars.

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    4. Thijs Niks‏ @thijsniks 30 Dec 2017

      “Software is eating the world“ (Marc Andreessen) and self-driving cars are a perfect example of that. Much of what will make a future car successful will be determined by how good the software is and the software companies of the world have noticed.

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    5. Thijs Niks‏ @thijsniks 30 Dec 2017

      The software companies’ bet is that the value in the production chain will shift from manufacturing metal boxes to building software systems. Transport is a much larger business than phones (Apple) or advertising (Google).pic.twitter.com/tHzks8mLay

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    6. Thijs Niks‏ @thijsniks 30 Dec 2017

      Who will own these self-driving, electric cars? If you own one personally, it could drive you to work and back. A great experience, but parking it during the night and day is inefficient. The car could drive around other people during the 95% of the time you don’t use it.

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    7. Thijs Niks‏ @thijsniks 30 Dec 2017

      The trouble is: What if you decide to go home unexpectedly and the car is on the other side of town? Either your car is never allowed to go far away (inefficient) or you will end up taking another self-driving car. So why would you own one yourself in the first place then?

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    8. Thijs Niks‏ @thijsniks 30 Dec 2017

      Once you don’t drive in your own car anymore, you need access to a generic one anytime anywhere. That is the service car sharing platforms, like Uber, provide. They figure out how many people need a car when and where, and ensure there are enough cars to match it affordably.pic.twitter.com/RvfQVATj9A

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    9. Thijs Niks‏ @thijsniks 30 Dec 2017

      That still doesn’t answer the question who owns the car. One option is that private people invest in a self-driving car and make it available on these sharing platforms. Who maintains and cleans those cars though?

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    10. Rick Lindeman‏ @romanista 1 Jan 2018
      Replying to @thijsniks

      Verdr goed draadje. Jammer dat twitter noet zo meewerkte

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      Thijs Niks‏ @thijsniks 1 Jan 2018
      Replying to @romanista

      Dank! Wat werkte specifiek niet mee?

      2:09 AM - 1 Jan 2018
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        1. Rick Lindeman‏ @romanista 1 Jan 2018
          Replying to @thijsniks

          Twitter Liet m Niet goed als draad zien

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