Sounds like a YC company in the making! In all seriousness, there will be some great business opportunities here. It will open up an entirely new market.
I always thougt companies like Uber were really positioning themselves and building the tech necessary for when this inevitably happens.
Right now they need humans to drive their cars around but as soon as they can they will surely shift to automated cars. If they've already built the scheduling systems necessary they'll be able to combine that with the mindshare they've been building and be in a great position.
Wow. I never thought of that, but you're absolutely right.
Uber is Netflix in 1997, sending DVDs through the mail to people's mailboxes, carefully awaiting the day when the technological infrastructure will support their true purpose.
It is probably a bit hard for a startup at this point, unless they just develop and license tech. The major cost and barrier to market is probably still in getting regulations through, once these are through though I think there will be lots of startup opportunities.
