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What is the chance self driving cars get super popular, everyone forgets how to drive over the years, then the VC $ drys up, the enshittification happens and prices get way too high. The people with no where else to turn with few human driven cars around end up demanding safe human scale transit like bikes, trains and busses?

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Not sure this is the exact most plausible scenario but I feel fairly confident that enshittification will happen and now am curious about some other, possible ways, it might manifest.

Like, faster route being more expensive?

Mandatory delay at arrival with an extra fee to unlock the door immediately?

Making trip info public / sharing with advertisers / employer / spouse unless a higher fee is paid?

Smoother drive for a higher fee?

Lots of possibilities :)

dunno, but transportation is up there with health care, education, child care, housing, etc as things that people can't really do without (unless you're still healthy and young and can ride a bike).

it feels like it should expand to consume available income with subscription fees.

Usually I hate enshittification but this could actually be a good use for it.

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