Every new car sold 10 years from now will have autonomous software
Predictor: Dara Khosrowshahi · ep#243 "Uber vs. Tesla, Robotaxi Timelines, and the End of Human Driving | Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi | #243" · source
Prediction text
Every new car sold 10 years from now will have autonomous software | I think if if you think about 10 years from now, I think every single new car sold is going to have autonomous software associated with it.
Watch events: Waymo 1M rides/wk (end-2026); Tesla Robotaxi scaling; NHTSA AV rules
Verbatim quote
I think if if you think about 10 years from now, I think every single new car sold is going to have autonomous software associated with it.
Predictor: Dara Khosrowshahi
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Milestone chain
- 2026-10-01 → 2028-06-30pendingTesla Cybercab production exceeds 100K units cumulativeHow: Tesla 10-Q or 10-K production disclosure shows cumulative Cybercab units shipped >=100,000; first production unit rolled off Giga Texas line February 17, 2026 with volume production starting April 2026Source: ilovetesla.com Cybercab production report; Tesla SEC filingsconf 40%
- 2027-01-01 → 2030-12-31pendingFirst top-10 OEM commits publicly that >=50% of new model lineup ships with hands-off SAE Level 3+ autonomyHow: Investor day or 10-K commits a 5-year roadmap in which majority of newly-launched models include SAE Level 3 or higher autonomous-software stack as standard or optionalSource: OEM investor presentations, 10-K disclosuresconf 35%
- 2027-01-01 → 2031-12-31pendingMercedes / BMW reverse Level 3 retreat and resume L3 deployment in US-market modelsHow: Mercedes-Benz or BMW announces and ships an SAE Level 3 system in any US-market model (reversing the 2026 Level 2++ downgrade for the S-Class)Source: Autoblog BMW/Mercedes Level 3 retreat coverage; WardsAutoconf 45%
- 2030-01-01 → 2033-12-31pendingAutonomous-driving software penetration in new US car sales reaches 50%How: IHS / S&P Global Mobility annual sales mix report shows >=50% of new US light-vehicle sales include factory-installed SAE Level 3+ autonomous-driving software (hardware-ready packages count if software is OTA-deliverable)Source: S&P Global Mobility (formerly IHS Markit) US light-vehicle sales mixconf 40%
- 2029-01-01 → 2034-12-31pendingInsurance industry restructures pricing: AV-equipped vehicles get >=30% premium discount as standard actuarial classHow: NAIC or top-3 P&C insurers (State Farm, Progressive, GEICO/Berkshire) publish rate filings establishing a distinct AV-equipped actuarial class with >=30% baseline premium discount vs. equivalent non-AV vehicleSource: NAIC rate-filing database; insurer 10-K disclosuresconf 35%
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Edges that influence THIS node's belief
| Kind | Node | Their prob | P(c|s=T) | P(c|s=F) | Δ implied |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| prereq | 243_037 Drivers will be able to transition to becoming fleet manager — Dara Khosrowshahi | 39.3% | 0.600 | 0.050 | -0.148 |
| killer | TK06 China-Taiwan Military Conflict | 8.0% | 0.050 | 0.600 | +0.146 |
| killer | TK11 Autonomous Regulatory Block (Level 4 Halt) | 10.0% | 0.050 | 0.600 | +0.135 |
| prereq | 243_038 Capital assets (cars) will at some point replace some labor — Dara Khosrowshahi | 43.5% | 0.600 | 0.050 | -0.125 |
| prereq | 244_017 Ilia (age 13) will still want a driver's license in 3 years — Dara Khosrowshahi | 45.3% | 0.600 | 0.050 | -0.116 |
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Adverse (5)
Prerequisites (17)
| Type | Pred | Title | Domain | Lag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| prereq | 244_019 | Peter's son won't need a driver's license in 2 years | Auto/Transport | — |
| prereq | 242_015 | Full autonomy achieved within 2 years before Salim's son gets driver's license | Auto/Transport | — |
| prereq | 234_012 | Anthropic revenue will cross OpenAI revenue in middle of 2026 | Markets/Stocks | — |
| prereq | SEM_008 | Training runs costing $10 billion for a single model will commence sometime in 2025. | AI | — |
| prereq | SEM_012 | Nvidia quadrupled chip production output while only doubling human headcount — achieved by deploying AI coding tools (Cursor, Claude Code) across engineering. | AI/Manufacturing | — |
| prereq | SEM_005 | Stargate is a $500 billion multiyear capex program for distributed AI data-center construction (2025-2028, with Trump administration partnership). | AI/Infrastructure | — |
| prereq | 244_020 | Need for driver's licenses is going to collapse over the next few years | Auto/Transport | — |
| prereq | 246_039 | Autonomous vehicles/flying cars coming by 2028. | Auto/Transport | — |
| prereq | 243_031 | Uber will have significantly more drivers in 2030 than today, including in US | Labor/Jobs | — |
| prereq | 243_038 | Capital assets (cars) will at some point replace some labor (drivers) | Labor/Jobs | — |
| prereq | 230_018 | In 5 years, 70-80% of cars will be autonomous, especially hooked up to your AI. | Auto/Transport | — |
| prereq | 244_031 | Uber's network will move to EVs as autonomous becomes bigger reality | Energy | — |
| prereq | 243_037 | Drivers will be able to transition to becoming fleet managers/owners of autonomous vehicles | Labor/Jobs | — |
| prereq | 244_017 | Ilia (age 13) will still want a driver's license in 3 years due to slow AV mass production | Auto/Transport | — |
| correlate | S_ROBOTAXI_MASS_2030 | Robotaxi >10% urban miles by Nov 2030 | robotaxi_deployment | — |
| killer | TK11 | Autonomous Regulatory Block (Level 4 Halt) | — | — |
| killer | TK06 | China-Taiwan Military Conflict | — | — |
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Raw metadata
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