The driverless car revolution is coming, and Lyft’s president now predicts it will “all-but end” car ownership in cities by 2025. “We see car ownership as a burden that is costing the average American $9,000 every year. The car has actually become more like a $9,000 ball and chain that gets dragged through our daily life,” Zimmer said in an opus on Medium that outlined his vision for an autonomous car future. Zimmer believes that ride-hailing…
Lyft president: Car ownership will ‘all-but end’ in cities by 2025
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