Sunday 2 October 2016

Self-Driving Cars May Remake Significance of Owning Luxury Flats In Noida

Self-driving cars are likely to bridge the gap between those living in luxury flats in Noida and those living in affordable flats in Noida. This will be so because there may not be much to differentiate a self-driving cars model from another self-driving car, thus self-driving cars will likely be homogenous and not be priced too differently one another. If we take into account, the drastic changes which have occurred since the beginning of this decade we can rest assured that self-driving cars shall be on the roads sooner rather than later. While people in the future may live in vastly different homes, they may all drive cars similar in price and performance. Many may be against this trend if it takes root as if everyone drives the same vehicle then it will become difficult to differentiate between those who have accomplished a great deal from those who are mediocre. As a matter of fact, everybody in the world driving similar cars smacks of socialism to many of us. All those who are at the top of their game today can say is “get used to it”; this includes billionaire Warren Buffet who believes that it would be extremely difficult to sell self-driving cars at vastly different price points and thus cars of the future may become homogenous products.

If cars which are today regarded as a status symbol second only to houses by many become undifferentiated then many who own expensive property in Noida and work grueling hours each day may lose the incentive to work harder to earn more to splurge on even more expensive cars for themselves or their loved ones. Self-driving cars may remake society where everyone gradually becomes more and more equal and similar to one another. When someone ventures out in a flashy car they expect to be admired by onlookers who don’t have the money to buy what may be an expensive German luxury car. But if self-driving cars become ubiquitous what incentive shall those who earn money have to earn more for themselves and their families? Actually, we may be heading in a direction where technology such as automation in factories, AI in software, medicine, and law, and renewable energy shall gradually lead everyone to become unemployed and instead to depend on the government to receive what amounts to a monthly allowance. Such a drastic change will remake society globally if it occurs.


While many wealthy builders in Noida who construct affordable residential property in Noida may welcome such a change as their market share shall increase due to a collapsing demand for luxury flats in Noida, those who are today at the top of the heap may question their own accomplishments and resent those who they believe are forcing equality upon all of society. The Ambani’s and Birla’s are household names in India because of their wealth and enjoy an almost mythical status in the minds of most Indians. They would resent being forced to be made equal to those whom they today tower over. Yet would they really? Certainly, everyone being made equal would lift a huge burden from the shoulders of those who are compelled to portray an image of success to society while at the same time being burdened with continuously finding new ways to make money to maintain their status in society and to keep their employees happy and subservient.


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