Very good points. Almost all of them. This, however...
> Think how devastating that would be to the car industry. People use their cars less than 10% of the time. Imagine if everyone in your city used a RoboTaxi instead, at say 60% utilization. That's 84% fewer cars required.
Somehow that does not ring true. 84% number assumes that no matter the utilization, car lifetime will be the same. As a driver, I know this is definitely not the case, especially in colder regions.
> Think how devastating that would be to the car industry. People use their cars less than 10% of the time. Imagine if everyone in your city used a RoboTaxi instead, at say 60% utilization. That's 84% fewer cars required.
Somehow that does not ring true. 84% number assumes that no matter the utilization, car lifetime will be the same. As a driver, I know this is definitely not the case, especially in colder regions.