The Future of Driving | Years of Living Dangerously

now that I’ve learned self-driving cars

now that I’ve learned self-driving cars aren’t that far off what about

aren’t that far off what about

aren’t that far off what about ride-sharing our companies like lyft and

ride-sharing our companies like lyft and

ride-sharing our companies like lyft and uber gonna be part of the solution how

uber gonna be part of the solution how

uber gonna be part of the solution how you doing all right

you doing all right

you doing all right what are the odds you are John Zimmer

what are the odds you are John Zimmer

what are the odds you are John Zimmer president of lyft

president of lyft

president of lyft you got it can you drive yeah I think I

you got it can you drive yeah I think I

you got it can you drive yeah I think I got this you don’t sound very confident

got this you don’t sound very confident

got this you don’t sound very confident anyway all right we’re gonna go right

anyway all right we’re gonna go right

anyway all right we’re gonna go right here it’s great well I’m on a mission to

here it’s great well I’m on a mission to

here it’s great well I’m on a mission to learn about the future of cars and I

learn about the future of cars and I

learn about the future of cars and I have two kids I’m very concerned about

have two kids I’m very concerned about

have two kids I’m very concerned about their future and about carbon emissions

their future and about carbon emissions

their future and about carbon emissions how much does lyft think about that kind

how much does lyft think about that kind

how much does lyft think about that kind of stuff that was one of the original

of stuff that was one of the original

of stuff that was one of the original reasons why we wanted to do this the

reasons why we wanted to do this the

reasons why we wanted to do this the environmental toll of having you know

environmental toll of having you know

environmental toll of having you know just over one person in every car is

just over one person in every car is

just over one person in every car is just horrible

just horrible

just horrible how pie-in-the-sky is a driverless city

how pie-in-the-sky is a driverless city

how pie-in-the-sky is a driverless city yeah it’s very real it’s the only way we

yeah it’s very real it’s the only way we

yeah it’s very real it’s the only way we can double population in our world

can double population in our world

can double population in our world cities right imagine like this

cities right imagine like this

cities right imagine like this experience right now with no cars parked

experience right now with no cars parked

experience right now with no cars parked in a city maybe half as many roads

in a city maybe half as many roads

in a city maybe half as many roads because the rides themselves are more

because the rides themselves are more

because the rides themselves are more efficient the cost will come down to the

efficient the cost will come down to the

efficient the cost will come down to the point where you can get a ride anywhere

point where you can get a ride anywhere

point where you can get a ride anywhere for under five dollars so it’s like the

for under five dollars so it’s like the

for under five dollars so it’s like the ultimate form of public transportation

ultimate form of public transportation

ultimate form of public transportation door-to-door when you have autonomous

door-to-door when you have autonomous

door-to-door when you have autonomous the economics work out that way it feels

the economics work out that way it feels

the economics work out that way it feels like one of those moments in history

like one of those moments in history

like one of those moments in history where we can either move forward in the

where we can either move forward in the

where we can either move forward in the right way or we can move forward in the

right way or we can move forward in the

right way or we can move forward in the wrong way because it’s such a crucial

wrong way because it’s such a crucial

wrong way because it’s such a crucial turning point the ultimate outcome

turning point the ultimate outcome

turning point the ultimate outcome should be you know clean fuel and should

should be you know clean fuel and should

should be you know clean fuel and should be autonomous and have the opportunity

be autonomous and have the opportunity

be autonomous and have the opportunity for people to share those autonomous

for people to share those autonomous

for people to share those autonomous rides that is a big win and electric is

rides that is a big win and electric is

rides that is a big win and electric is a big part of that