How can self-driving cars change our world?

ROAD TRIPS. DRIVE-THROUGHS. Shopping malls. Freeways. Car chases. Road rage. Cars changed the world in all sorts of unforeseen ways. They granted enormous personal freedom, but in return they imposed heavy costs. read more

A small but meaningful percentage of cars will be self-driving. (Maybe in 5-10 years) The requirements for a human “backup” operator / legally responsible operator will be loosened over time to the point that eventually you will be able to sleep in the back, shuttle around your 5 year old, be enormously intoxicated in a vehicle, etc. read more

The Self-driving cars are a boon to human race due to the following benefits: Lesser Road Accidents. According to the experts, the self-driving cars would reduce about 90% of traffic accidents. As they do not get drunk, text while driving or get distracted, they are much better drivers than humans. read more

Fewer cars in the world. The more efficient we are at allocating cars / keeping them occupied via #1, then the fewer total cars we need in the world. I don't know the %, but I have to assume only a very few percent of cars are being operated at any given time / are actually moving around. read more