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goobster  ·  2326 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Ten rules for cities about automated vehicles

YES. THIS.

In VERY short order, cities are going to be FORCED to allow autonomous vehicles, or they will lose their largest employers.

Because these companies are going to drive the change to autonomous vehicles, simply because it makes good business sense.

And we may see that change driven by the LANDLORDS, even.

Imagine owning a 35-story office building, and knowing that you can create more rentable space in your building simply by requiring tenants to use autonomous vehicle services, and cutting your parking space by 50%.

This change is coming, and it will come fast.





OftenBen  ·  2326 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I would think that the pinch would come from insurance agencies before it would come from real estate and related branches.

goobster  ·  2325 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Insurance will definitely play a part. But insurance is not a significant cost center. A couple of percent off here or there is not going to move the needle on the bottom line.

Whereas, suddenly getting another 20k sq feet of rentable space from an existing building, with nothing more than a minor policy change? That's more money every single month of every single year, and adds up to Big Dollars very fast.