And airlines are niche compared to mass market cars too, but they're still a good business!
One thing I think most people don't appreciate is that the switch to self-driving cars will transform America into a mostly-transit society. Once you don't need a car to live from day to day, you sell it. Then you take a self-driving Lyft from your house to the bus depot, train station, or airport.
The market for self-driving busses between cities will grow alongside the market for self-driving cars within cities.
One thing I think most people don't appreciate is that the switch to self-driving cars will transform America into a mostly-transit society. Once you don't need a car to live from day to day, you sell it. Then you take a self-driving Lyft from your house to the bus depot, train station, or airport.
The market for self-driving busses between cities will grow alongside the market for self-driving cars within cities.