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Lexus global design chief Simon Humphries spoke with the Luxury Launches website on the state of the industry and the future of autonomy, connectivity, and design. The interview is worth reading in full, but this passage on the intersection of public transportation and private vehicle ownership is particularly illuminating:
“Personal transportation on a public level will grow, and the majority of the mobility needs will be fulfilled by those systems,” Simon explained. “That’s a necessity because not everybody will be able to drive a car in the cities of the future – I don’t think. But what will happen then is then that will allow the privately owned vehicles to be more specific. So if you can fulfill your everyday needs through an optimized system then the car that you buy can be, honestly, like a racing car...
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