On Aug 6, 2014, at 12:13 AM, brucedp5 via EV <[email protected]> wrote:
> EVLN: i3 EV self-parks> driver climbs out of window to prove (video) When cars become fully autonomous a la Google, that'll significantly change many dynamics, especially efficiency. I'd expect individual ownership to plummet, and instead for car sharing systems to become the norm -- more like limousine or taxi services, but driverless. And, in such a system, range becomes a moot point; the system automatically dispatches a vehicle with enough range for your trip, or it does a pony express thing for longer trips. Earlier discussions here about wireless charging would become critical; a car can park itself on a wireless charger, but expecting the car to plug itself into a wall outlet / cable is asking a bit much. ...all that is a ways into the future, of course. Personally, I'm expecting we'll see autonomous long-haul trucks first, and likely within a decade; the economics of such a system would be overwhelming. Now's a great time for teamsters to plan for a career change.... b& -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 801 bytes Desc: Message signed with OpenPGP using GPGMail URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20140806/8282fdc1/attachment.pgp> _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
