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Will self-driving cars kill auto portals?

Written by Australian Road Research Board | March 30, 2017

Big names like Google, Uber and Bosch are working towards putting autonomous vehicles on the road. But when they arrive, they won’t be just making waves in the auto industry, but into the auto portal industry as well. If ride share companies like Uber, Uber Share and Lyft use fleets of self-driving vehicles, it could eliminate the need for private car ownership. Will that then mark the end of automotive portals, if buyers are no longer buying?

Auto Portal Watch chats to Dr Charles Karl of the Australian Road research Board, about the future of the industry. Read the full article here