Construction costs are currently skyrocketing

Of course you need two cars. If one has to drive to work at 8 and the other at 9 or has business appointments. In the afternoons, two cars also have to be at home, because you might be visiting a friend yourself while your partner is still working or going shopping, etc. Two cars are a must in the countryside.

Many will soon no longer be able to afford two cars. These are facts that one must slowly come to terms with.

The first one was me this morning at 6:15 am, colleague 1 arrived at 7:20 am, and colleague 2 usually comes around 9:15 am. Colleague 3 as well as colleague 1 are working from home today. According to your theory, five means of transportation should be available for us, but in fact exactly one would be enough.

This is what it refers to. How should 1 car be enough?

Many people will soon no longer be able to afford 2 cars. These are facts that one has to slowly come to terms with.

I don't believe in such horror forecasts. Those were the same people who said we wouldn't have any gas this winter either. Fortunately, the economy is more stable than many think.

That is what it refers to. How is 1 car supposed to be enough?

By the car driving autonomously and many people working from home.

So I am definitely partly guilty of the variety of topics in this thread, but reheating old topics? I would say we already went over that a few hundred pages ago.
- Requirement: true autonomy (so without a supervisor in the driver’s seat)
- Fewer cars needed per user.
- Later maybe no individual ownership of cars at all, you simply enter in an app from where you want to start and where exactly you want to go with what, this also enables using different cars for different purposes
- Premium subscriptions then allow driving alone or not having to go to a meeting point / shorten waiting times, speed up / shorten travel time / route
- Vehicles not currently needed autonomously transport small packages or courier goods or are charging at the moment
- Potentially no more traffic lights needed, cars can negotiate zipper merging themselves (pedestrian traffic via over-/underpass or completely on a different level)
- The name automobile is finally fitting!

I don't buy into such horror forecasts. Those were the same people who claimed we wouldn't have any gas this winter either. Fortunately, the economy is more stable than many think.

The winter is exceptionally mild, and the chip crisis as well as the shortage of skilled workers mean that many companies are not producing anywhere near as much as they could and want to. In 2023, an inflation rate of 5% is still expected, which amounts to about 15.5% price increase over 2 years. For those who are not lucky enough to have a collective bargaining agreement, without any significant compensation.

I don't believe I am making a horror forecast against this background. Especially since rents don't seem to be going down either.

On the contrary, I think you are wearing the rose-colored "I’d rather not know the truth" glasses ;)

PS: For those who have already been struggling, it will no longer be enough by the end of 2023. That's more people than you think. PPS: Oh, and the high energy prices are only just hitting this year. Many will have to pay back an amount equal to a month’s salary or more ;)