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To Uber or not? Why car ownership may no longer be a good deal

  • Written by: F. Todd Davidson, Research Associate, Energy Institute, University of Texas at Austin
imageYounger Americans tend to be comfortable relying on ride services and foregoing car ownership. BeyondDC, CC BY-NC-ND

Every day there’s more news about the inevitable arrival of autonomous vehicles. At the same time, more people are using ride-hailing and ride-sharing apps, and the percentage of teens getting their driver’s license contin...

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