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Originally Posted by Wake
I'll bet it will be just like a Prius. People will buy it for the status, but people don't drive economically with Priuses, and they won't turn on the "auto" feature in self-drivers because they won't be satisfied with the lack of speed and excitement.
As soon as people realize it means they can watch movies, have a drink, or have sex in the car on the way to work, it will become as popular as the Internet.

Driving a Prius economically is the cod liver oil of driving -- how many people really get personal gratification out of saving a few percent on fuel economy?
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