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319 points doctoboggan | 2 comments | 11 Dec 25 18:17 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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uberman ◴[11 Dec 25 21:48 UTC] No.46237673[source]▶
Why do people what self driving cars at all? I certainly hate the thought of having to pay for any of this. Even if the end product is subscription based, all these feature cost money up front making new cars super expensive.
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1. aclatuts ◴[11 Dec 25 22:11 UTC] No.46237961[source]▶
My sister plans to just buy the self driving subscription for the month they go on road trips and thats it. Far better than buying it up front.
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2. fragmede ◴[11 Dec 25 22:54 UTC] No.46238472[source]▶
I don't think so. My financial situation isn't hers though, and I don't even own one. I borrowed a friend's for a 550 mile road trip this past weekend and then for a few days after. It's there enough to do the usual daily trips with minimal interaction, so while road trips is the obvious situation for it it's also really nice to have the rest of the time. It sucks that it costs so much when it could be free, but we still live under capitalism so that's just how that one goes.