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> becomes optional for a majority of Americans

No it won't. It will be an option for those who can depend on a car service due to proximity to a city.

>>kevin_+(OP)
Data from the 2010 Census: 80.7%: Percent of the U.S. population is urban (living in Urbanized area or Urban Cluster).

Sounds like a majority to me.

>>ximi+y2
"Urban" includes second, third, and fourth tier "cities" with low populations and no fleet of Ubers today. There won't be a market for automated ride share for most of the US.