Originally Posted by tandempower

I'm surprised no one has responded to this thread, considering how big Lyft and Uber have been in the news since their IPOs.

Ride-drive-vehicle-share could soon be a thing, where you as a driver/passenger can request a ride and receive the option to drive as one of the ride options.

It could be a segway into autonomous ride-sharing that will be coming in the not-too-distant future.

If vehicles are constantly changing hands between different drivers, though, the question is who will own the vehicles? Could the ride-share companies themselves own the vehicles as share-vehicles, as long as they are not hiring drivers as taxi chauffeurs?

If they did that, could they still contract with private individuals who want to use their own vehicles to provide rides to others without allowing other people to drive their private vehicle?

What about private vehicle owners who are willing to allow other people to drive? Will they be allowed to submit their vehicle for ride-sharing and collect revenues without even staying with the vehicle while it's in use, the way a Youtuber can post a video and collect ad revenue without always being online to interact with whoever is watching?

So many new possibilities are emerging with networking and smart-phone technology. Can you think of still other possibilities for innovation in ride-drive-vehicle-sharing?