Ok, I think we are talking about different things here. My point with the light and water is that there have been significant reductions in the ways they are culturally perceived as status symbols. I don't give a shit if there are people that care about ornate light fixtures or pristine bottled water. I just care that everyone on the planet has light and water. Hopefully we can work towards the same thing with transportation. If we had a driverless transportation system we could dramatically reduce traffic, ensure everyone had access to cheap and accessible transportation, etc. That is my point. Will people still use vehicles as status symbols? Probably. Again, I never claimed to be able to predict if car ownership would disappear. I find that unlikely. I didn't write this article, and do not defend every aspect of every article I post.your article