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World Economic Forum article lays it out about as clearly as it could be – You don’t need to own an automobile, you just need to be able to use one owned by somebody else. Check it out:

“Be honest, you likely have at least one old mobile phone tucked in the bottom of a drawer. Possibly an unused hard drive taking up space too. You aren’t alone. The average car or van in England is driven just 4 percent of the time. While most already have a personal phone, 39% of workers globally have employer-provided laptops and mobile phones.

“This is not at all resource efficient. More sharing can reduce ownership of idle equipment and thus material usage. Car sharing platforms such as Getaround and BlueSG have already seized that opportunity to offer vehicles where you pay per hour used.

“To enable a broader transition from ownership to usership, the way we design things and systems need to change too. For example, car sharing is made possible by new keyless unlocking features. Similarly, user profiles that create a distinction for work and personal use on the same device is needed to reduce the number of devices per person. A design process that focuses on fulfilling the underlying need instead of designing for product purchasing is fundamental to this transition. This is the mindset needed to redesign cities to reduce private vehicles and other usages.”

Ridiculous.

So...when can we start using the limos and planes owned by the WEF high mucketymucks?

The communist/socialist of this world have a well known aversion to personal ownership of anything.

There was this guy that used to be on my[car] radio nearly every afternoon that regularly discussed this very thing.
He could clearly see where we were heading.

How .gov/NWO etc didn't want YOU to have the freedoms and individualism's that automobiles allow.

Can't remember his name at the moment.......

You can see it as an "attack on car ownership" or as a capitalism in action. Someone is seeing a market for a service and filling the void.

People who live in big cites don't necessarily need a car. The cost of parking a car in a place like NYC is prohibitive for some people who only would use it occasionally.

If there's an unmet need, someone will fill it and make money. Capitalism at work.

That would be a great way to keep people in the city, especially during a disaster or evacuation.

I’m just not to sure how well the capitalistic model is represented when .gov controls the all variables that direct and guide a "free market".

I think its a major concern for automobile makers in the future.

why would you want to own a car when there is an autonomous automobile fleet out there, you type in an address on your phone and a car shows up a few minutes later to take you wherever you want to go. It automatically chooses the most efficient route. You can scroll tinder or sports or whatever on your phone and not even pay attention until it gets you to your destination.

like the article says, our automobiles sit 95% of the time but we pay for them 100% of the time. In reality, a small number of cars could serve a very large community.


its a world that is foreign to us now but its coming.

Socialism is for the people, not the socialist.

I my town there are already little stand up electric scooters all over the place. None of the citizenry owns them. As I understand it, You grab one anywhere you find it and just leave it where ever you get done with it. The cost will be on your next bank statement automatically.
I think we are farther into the abyss then any of us realize.

Which variables does the government control that affect your ability to own a car if you want to?

Apparently they don't like the rocket pods and minigun hood mount on my truck?

Do you rent it out?

After gettin stuck in panama city when a bud got tossed in jail and his car impounded.

Swore I’d never be without wheels again.

Seriously? What variables does the .gov not control in one form or another?

Stupid asses think everyone lives and work in town ... They don't realize the grocery store doesn't restock itself these ignorant f****** need to die

LOL, you can in fact still buy and own a car or truck.

Great non-answer.

For now.

For those who drive their vehicles 5% of the time, they also last 20 times longer than ride-share vehicles driven 100% of the time. Many in this country value freedom a lot. And there's nothing that says freedom as simply as me being able to get into my own vehicle anytime I want and go wherever I want.