>We already have things like taxis, Uber and Lyft and people still get drunk and drive under the influence of alcohol and kill people.
Many reasons for that, from being cheap (I already own a car, I won't pay some random guy money!) to mere convenience. But such incidences are bound to get fewer once self-driving cars make up the majority of cars on the road and can take over from drunk drivers.
>The target for self driving cars is ride services not individuals.
In the short-term for Uber maybe, but not in the long-term for everybody else. I doubt that traditional car manufacturers, like BMW, Audi, Honda, Jaguar or Mercedes-Benz are pursuing self driving cars merely to offer ride sharing services, after all these companies are in the business of selling cars to individuals.
1 )That we will see the demise of self-ownership of cars when you state:
>"once self-driving cars make up the majority of cars on the road"
2) Car makers will continue to market car ownerships to individuals when you state:
>"I doubt that traditional car manufacturers, like BMW, Audi, Honda, Jaguar or Mercedes-Benz are pursuing self driving cars merely to offer ride sharing services, after all these companies are in the business of selling cars to individuals"
The problem with inebriation is that people don't exercise good judgement which is the reason they get behind the wheel and drive because they "think" they are OK.
Someone who has a car that has a "self-driving mode" can just as easily get behind the wheel and operate the car in manual mode because in their impaired state they also "think" they are ok to drive.
Self-driving cars don't solve the problem of impaired judgement.
>That we will see the demise of self-ownership of cars when you state
I stated no such thing, a car having self-driving capabilities has literally nothing to do with the ownership/proprietor status of said car.
>Someone who has a car that has a "self-driving mode" can just as easily get behind the wheel and operate the car in manual mode because in their impaired state they also "think" they are ok to drive.
You are still thinking way too much in the present. Try to imagine a future where pretty much every vehicle on the street is autonomously self-driving, legalities have changed that no human "security driver" is required anymore. In such a setting it would become the norm to do something other than driving while traveling in a vehicle, like being productive or having some leisure time. Sure enough, there will still be people who would want the "thrill" of controlling their vehicles themselves, but manual driving will probably be reserved to special lanes/circuits, due to how rare it will become and it negatively impacting the performance of the fully autonomous traffic.
We won't get there from now to tomorrow, we will only get there with many small baby steps until we are actually there.
Many reasons for that, from being cheap (I already own a car, I won't pay some random guy money!) to mere convenience. But such incidences are bound to get fewer once self-driving cars make up the majority of cars on the road and can take over from drunk drivers.
>The target for self driving cars is ride services not individuals.
In the short-term for Uber maybe, but not in the long-term for everybody else. I doubt that traditional car manufacturers, like BMW, Audi, Honda, Jaguar or Mercedes-Benz are pursuing self driving cars merely to offer ride sharing services, after all these companies are in the business of selling cars to individuals.