I am not basing things on fantasy land, but I am factoring in realistic technological progress during said period. On top of that, any claim for a self driving car while ignoring the fact that self driving cars is a non-starter.

The self driving cars are going to be here soon, but these self driving cars are going to…

Again, you are not looking at the big picture. The mistake you are making is you are trying too hard to fit things into a world of today and not the world of tomorrow, so let me address your issues.

When I said generally, obviously there are some exceptions such as bikers who are crazy enough to drive by side of the…

Well in my city it is even worse, speed limit is 25mph. That said, we are talking about SELF DRIVING CARS, they will not be going above the speed limit to begin with. (once they are fully self driving). So 30mph in city.

As far as transition, here is how it will play out. Initially cars will get more and more self…

This has nothing to do with free apps that you download. (But those make money on ads and/or in-app purchases).

Your location, road, speed and following distance is important for the algorithm. Because they can identify locations that have issues, make historic traffic data prediction algorithm, make the self driving…

Why do people always come up with these crazy scenarios? In what scenario will it need to make such a choice? When talking about a pedestrian that generally means city driving. Aka 30mph. There is simply little reason why the car can’t brake in time. So should the oncoming vehicle if it is also self driving.

There are…

Who said they are making money off it? The data they collect helps them improve their algorithm. Thus everyone using the product benefits. If you don’t share your data, you have no right to demand that data shared by others should be available to you. Simple as that.

Right, but if they go the path of electric, you also have far less moving parts. So less parts that are likely to break down and far less maintenance. There will be no need for wipers or window fluid as you don’t need them to see. So only maintenance items are tires. In 30 years though maybe the airless tires will…

Neo You: “How will autonomous cars handle things like a tie rod breaking, ball joint letting loose, brake line failing, engine stalling, etc.”

Morpheus Self Driving Car: “When we are all full autonomous, we won’t have to.”

Your mistake is thinking the couple will actually own their own car. The reason why taxis/buses/trains/uber are an issue is either inconvenience or high cost. Self driving cars eliminate all those. You just input your work schedule into your calendar and every morning when you come out the car is waiting for you. (If…

Send a terminator back in time?

In some states, riding a horse on the intestate highway is illegal.

There will be multiple factors in all this, some factors will increase cars, others will decrease them.

The thing that will decrease cars is not just ride sharing, but the fact that traffic, traffic lights, speed limits will all seize to exist. Thus cars will get to places faster. Many won’t own their own cars as it…

What is so ridiculous about that? That is like saying how unfair it is that your neighbor does not want to share with you when you don’t want to share with your neighbor.

Overall though it is not a big deal to share data, any car or phone with mobile connection of any kind can be tracked by the carrier even with GPS…

Actually, what you describe is easily solvable. The goal has now been on making the car itself self driving. But realistically speaking, once it takes off, you can easily retrofit small cheap devices by the side of the road which will create virtual boundaries for the car to read. Add in V2V communication and you are…

Why do you make assumptions without asking or checking?

There is an opt out.

What constitutes other materials is mostly common stuff. About 40% is the BMS system and enclosure, about 60% the battery cells.

The cells cathode is made up of Nickel, Aluminum, Cobalt and Oxygen. The Anode is made up of synthetic graphite and silicon. Then there is a carbon based electrolyte.

The confusion comes from PEAK efficiency. Except the trick part here is engines rarely run at peak efficiency, powerplants do. Hybrids help maintain peak efficiency longer on the engine, and combat idle losses. But there is still a limit.

Are you forgetting something called offpeak? Which is when most EVs charge?

Even then you are a bit generous. More like 1-2g per 18650

Well being a german manufacturer, they are quoting NEDC range. So that will be about 159 miles EPA range.