# Autonomous cars are much more expensive then non autonomous cars

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/autonomous-cars-are-much-more-expensive-then-non-autonomous-cars/206225>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [September 9, 2026, 2:53am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/autonomous-cars-are-much-more-expensive-then-non-autonomous-cars/206225 "2026-09-09T02:53:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2026, 5:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/autonomous-cars-are-much-more-expensive-then-non-autonomous-cars/206225/61 "2026-10-04T17:21:09Z")

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> [@TwinTurbo](#):
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> When I travel on business, I never rent cars anymore. It’s Uber all the way. I have never had to wait more than 5 minutes for a ride and sometimes

I had some recent warranty work on my Sienna. CarMax called a Lyft car to come pick me up and take me home. This was my very first Lyft or Uber ride. I do not know what it cost but the wait was 3-4 minutes. Took me straight to my driveway. My wife took me to pick it up but I could have Lyfted that trip, too.

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**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2026, 5:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/autonomous-cars-are-much-more-expensive-then-non-autonomous-cars/206225/62 "2026-10-04T17:43:55Z")

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I bet if a dealership did a cost analysis of their ‘courtesy’ driver program it’d be cheaper to use Lyft or Uber in many cases.

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**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2026, 9:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/autonomous-cars-are-much-more-expensive-then-non-autonomous-cars/206225/63 "2026-10-04T21:45:43Z")

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> [@bcohen2010](#):
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> I agree. I would trust an old Chrysler “K-car” from the 1980s more than I would trust a “self-driving” car today.

That’s IGNORANT. You’re basing your decision on something you know nothing about and clearly don’t want to learn about it.

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