It really depends on whether your goal is to maximize money or quality of life. I’m already able to afford my car and its maintenance. If I never have repair bills, OK, I guess in theory I retire a little bit earlier than I otherwise would? But never having to worry about parking? That’s a major power up.
Although, to be fair, I wish it wasn’t a suitcase and something even smaller. Something that would fit in your pocket. The problem with a suitcase is that many of the areas where you would most want to use this won’t let you bring in a suitcase. Saving the walk across a giant parking lot for a big box store is of no use if the store doesn’t allow you to bring in large bags or suitcases. A suitcase is just an odd thing to have in many settings.
Where it would be amazing? Domestic air travel. Fly to a different city in-country? Your vehicle’s licensing and registration will still be valid, and you’ll never need to pay for an airport taxi or rental car again. But something pocket sized would really let this reach its potential.
Although, especially if it’s pocket-sized, we then need to get into the mechanics of it. Does it unfold at the press of a button? That sounds dangerous. You probably don’t want to be too close to an unfolding car. So maybe a key fob triggers it? Does this allow me to throw my car at someone, pressing the button to unfold it mid-air?
It really depends on whether your goal is to maximize money or quality of life. I’m already able to afford my car and its maintenance. If I never have repair bills, OK, I guess in theory I retire a little bit earlier than I otherwise would? But never having to worry about parking? That’s a major power up.
Although, to be fair, I wish it wasn’t a suitcase and something even smaller. Something that would fit in your pocket. The problem with a suitcase is that many of the areas where you would most want to use this won’t let you bring in a suitcase. Saving the walk across a giant parking lot for a big box store is of no use if the store doesn’t allow you to bring in large bags or suitcases. A suitcase is just an odd thing to have in many settings.
Where it would be amazing? Domestic air travel. Fly to a different city in-country? Your vehicle’s licensing and registration will still be valid, and you’ll never need to pay for an airport taxi or rental car again. But something pocket sized would really let this reach its potential.
Although, especially if it’s pocket-sized, we then need to get into the mechanics of it. Does it unfold at the press of a button? That sounds dangerous. You probably don’t want to be too close to an unfolding car. So maybe a key fob triggers it? Does this allow me to throw my car at someone, pressing the button to unfold it mid-air?