Has IATR considered what to do in regional emergencies, like the people fleeing the hurricane you mentioned or more recently the fires in SoCal? It might be the last bastion of truly needing a car, but an unfortunately salient one for millions of people.
No, they haven't, because 'Trying to Reduce Car Ownership' isn't a problem they're trying to solve; they just want a robust for-hire trip industry under general circumstances.
In my book (about more next week!), my co-authors and I DO wrestle with this question, and conclude that 'I May Need to Flee in an Emergency' is a salient reason to own a car, even in a world where robotaxis are plentiful.
Has IATR considered what to do in regional emergencies, like the people fleeing the hurricane you mentioned or more recently the fires in SoCal? It might be the last bastion of truly needing a car, but an unfortunately salient one for millions of people.
No, they haven't, because 'Trying to Reduce Car Ownership' isn't a problem they're trying to solve; they just want a robust for-hire trip industry under general circumstances.
In my book (about more next week!), my co-authors and I DO wrestle with this question, and conclude that 'I May Need to Flee in an Emergency' is a salient reason to own a car, even in a world where robotaxis are plentiful.