The critical decoupling of car from driver is the aspect that can also have very profound impact on shared mobility. As autonomous cars become part of car-sharing fleets, there may be further ramifications for housing. Autonomous shared cars mean fewer garages and parking lots, and cities will have the opportunity to convert many spaces to local parks and greenery. Global ride-sharing fleets like Uber, Lyft, and Didi Chuxing are aggressively investing in this technology. Uber has conducted pilot runs for Uber taxis to evaluate driverless operation. In the longer term they hope to trigger a
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