There was a study a while back that showed that the USA has eight times as many parking spaces as it has cars.
At first that seems crazy, but it makes sense if you think about the fact that all the places you go in a day need to have enough parking to meet their peak demand all year, so places like malls have huge empty lots most of the year until Christmas rolls around. And then there is the spot your car is in at work that's empty at night and the spot you park in at home that's empty during the day.
Another nice benefit of self driving cars that are shared is the major reduction in the need to all this excess parking.
At first that seems crazy, but it makes sense if you think about the fact that all the places you go in a day need to have enough parking to meet their peak demand all year, so places like malls have huge empty lots most of the year until Christmas rolls around. And then there is the spot your car is in at work that's empty at night and the spot you park in at home that's empty during the day.
Another nice benefit of self driving cars that are shared is the major reduction in the need to all this excess parking.