midwestapplefan

What Apple should do that Amazon can't do is come out with a speaker that is controlled by your iPhone in a similar way that an Apple Watch is controlled by the iPhone.  This would make the speaker a more powerful computer.  It would avoid the problem of your TV or a kid ordering stuff because there would not be a paired iPhone in range.  What this does is allow you to leave your phone in your pocket at times when you don't want to be putzing with it or your hands are busy.  It would play music from your phone's library and more.  Amazon?  They don't have a phone!  Bam!  Get them where they're weakest!

crowley said:

ericlmercer said:

paxman said:

Absolutely the future of autonomous vehicles. PodCars. For city folks this will 'change everything'. I just can't imagine anyone would actually own their own vehicle. It wouldn't make sense.

Well, let's see if this makes sense then. Let's shift gears. Imagine this scenario:  you're in a rush... man, you're in a hurry & you've gotta go... right now... time is of the essence, it's here so you gotta commit regardless... you open the door, step inside, have a seat & live with the consequences, captive for the duration...

Would you rather be sitting in :  
a) your own personal, hygienic home bathroom or;
b) on some convenient albeit septic, herpes-infested public toilet seat?

I bet people will prefer their own self-driving cars. 

As someone who takes public transport on a daily basis in the UK, do transport providers in the US not clean their vehicles?

Aside from that, I'd rather fly in my own private jet than on an airline.  Cost and practicality has a part to play though; in cities parking space carries a premium.

You bring up a point.  I'm late for a meeting.  Need to jump in my car and get their fast.  A self-driving car will never break the laws.  You will drive 5, maybe 10 over the speed limit where you think you can.  That reason alone will mean no one, and I mean no one will ever want a self driving car.  Also, I prefer to hold my own penis when I pee.  That should explain it too.  There are some things we're not going to want to give up to automation.  Driving and peeing will be two of them.

I give this about six months.  After a couple of near death experiences that may be as much to do with humans in other cars as the self-driving cars, they'll end this experiment.  This will be like Google Glass.  An interesting idea that in the end no one wants to put down their hard earned money and buy.