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> Unfortunately, no, because all of the current owners of said vehicles are incredibly possessive and covetous of such objects

I think most of us can't afford to take out $10,000-$250,000 loans to replace working assets we already own that have 5-10 good years left on them.

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Oh, but what about wealthy corporations rendering autonomous vehicle services, either as their primary offering, or as an ancillary side business?

You could own shares in such a company, purchase a subscription to summon vehicles at a rate, or buy a vehicle and resell its autonomy, offsetting the expense. One might view some of these options as a form of collective ownership, and so it might not just be you owning one on your own, but maybe contributing to the partial ownership of one or more vehicles.

I don't live in a place where any of that stuff will be practical or is coming for the next 5 years.

I didn't speak to whether or not this applies to anything expected to happen within 5 years, or ever at all, or whether you should expect this to be practical information.

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