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Originally Posted by christof
Folks are not going to think twice about carbon footprints. They will see the opportunity to buy a nice home with some land surrounding it and will jump at it. Self driven cars will simply make the commute to the ex-burbs that much easier.
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People are moving back to the cities because after a postwar flirtation with "lots of space and big front yards" and a "black people are scary" mindset, a great number of people are realizing that living in a city is simply more interesting and rewarding than living in the burbs. Self driving cars will not change this. In fact, they will make it easier to live in a city without owning a car which only makes it more desirable. Sure, the process is somewhat cyclical and it will ebb and flow, but the trend is clear.