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When will new car dealers first feel the impact of autonomous vehicles?

  • Never!

    Votes: 1 3.1%
  • They're already feeling it, they just don't know it.

    Votes: 5 15.6%
  • 1-3 Years

    Votes: 2 6.3%
  • 4-6 Years

    Votes: 12 37.5%
  • 7-10 Years

    Votes: 8 25.0%
  • Sometime after 2026

    Votes: 4 12.5%

  • Total voters
    32


Of course, they don’t, and they never will on the current untenable, reckless and very avoidable, path the industry is on for development and testing. As well as the ridiculous hype and avoidance of testable safety standards.

As a sign the industry is still in self-inflicted crash mode the industry coalition whose charter is to build trust with the public stated “this skepticism and distrust is rooted in ignorance and lack of experience rather than knowledge of a specific downside or problem.”

No!!!!!!!!!!!!! You folks are the masters of the echo chamber of ignorance and hype. And there is a specific downside or problem. The industry’s reliance on public shadow and safety driving is untenable, will never lead close to L4 and harms people for no reason.
 

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Automotive industry professionals debate whether autonomous vehicles represent a genuine disruption threat to dealerships, with most agreeing that self-driving cars will eventually disrupt the traditional dealer model more significantly than online retailers like Carvana or Amazon. Key insights include: commercial autonomous vehicles and fleet-based ownership models (rather than consumer ownership) will likely arrive first and faster; the transition period of 5-15 years may paradoxically be dealerships' "zenith" due to increased trade-in cycles as customers upgrade to different automation levels; and dealers should proactively adapt by being "selfish" about operational efficiency rather than waiting for disruption to arrive.

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