Cars in the Future

[miden851]

Cars are becoming anything but the means of transportation

Ford wants to allow your car to lock you out — and even drive itself to an impound lot or scrapyard — if you miss payments

The car would first lose the use of features like GPS and A/C. As a last resort, it could lock the driver out and drive itself away for repossession.

www.businessinsider.com

 

[Leo99]

I think the opposite. Cars will become only a means of transportation. You'll subscribe to a car to take you where you want to go. Car sharing will become very popular. Why pay all that money for a car that sits in your driveway or a parking spot 90% of its time.

 

[2strokeNorthstar]

At the rate I'm upgrading, I'll be dead by the time one of those is 20-30 years old.

 

[JeffKeryk]

I think the opposite. Cars will become only a means of transportation. You'll subscribe to a car to take you where you want to go. Car sharing will become very popular. Why pay all that money for a car that sits in your driveway or a parking spot 90% of its time.

Robo Taxi?

 

[demarpaint]

At the rate I'm upgrading, I'll be dead by the time one of those is 20-30 years old.

Same here. My next car will be an ICE, I'm 100% certain of that. If I live long enough to I keep it as long as my 88 E-150, I'll be one of the longest living people on the planet.

 

[earlyre]

Robo Taxi?

 

[KrisZ]

I think the opposite. Cars will become only a means of transportation. You'll subscribe to a car to take you where you want to go. Car sharing will become very popular. Why pay all that money for a car that sits in your driveway or a parking spot 90% of its time.

Yes, you will own nothing and be happy. At least you better be…

 

[Wrenchturner44]

Robo Taxi?

Jeff, Johnny Cab.....it worked for Arnold.....LOL.

 

[wpod]

Yes, you will own nothing and be happy. At least you better be…

I wonder is most people are able to figure out or aware what is being done to us.

 

[IndyIan]

Yes, you will own nothing and be happy. At least you better be…

Well, it seems big business wants us that way.... Rent it all and pay a subscription forever! BMW with $15 a month for heated seats, and toyota's remote start service fee.... No way ever I'm paying for that kind of disrespect to me as a customer....
It's a much bigger topic than BITOG's mandate, I will say people have to get their governments working for actual individual citizens, not business interest or lobby groups. In general, have a free market, but within rules that benefit citizens, not corporate entities.

 

[earlyre]

Well, it seems big business wants us that way.... Rent it all and pay a subscription forever! BMW with $15 a month for heated seats, and toyota's remote start service fee.... No way ever I'm paying for that kind of disrespect to me as a customer....
It's a much bigger topic than BITOG's mandate, I will say people have to get their governments working for actual individual citizens, not business interest or lobby groups. In general, have a free market, but within rules that benefit citizens, not corporate entities.

oh.... i have a good reply...but i don't wanna get things locked down.... dang it...
Not inherently political itself per say, but i can see it opening the flood gates.... darn it..