Point to point transport may be necessary for living in general, but a personal car certainly isn&#x27;t. A more realistic comparison would be selling your car, cancelling your insurance, repurposing your garage, and comparing it with pooled ridesharing.<p>I&#x27;m not sure why you think car pooling has to take a lot of time. Services like uberPOOL guarantee you will only be matched with someone going a very similar route -- otherwise, you get a solo ride (for the pool price). It typically doesn&#x27;t add more than 2-3 minutes.<p>Your time cost calculation is also invalid. When you&#x27;re riding instead of driving, you can use your time for other things. It may be checking up on your email, working on your latest project, or reading hacker news. You can&#x27;t do that if you drive. Ridesharing actually gives you more hours while saving you money.<p>There is no question that it&#x27;s more economical to have one driver for 3 riders, than having everyone driving. Traditional carpooling suck because of the low level of technology, network effect and optimization - but ridesharing achieves all of these and can be superior to driving.<p>I do not have a car. I never intend on getting a car. I don&#x27;t even have a driver&#x27;s license, and I know many people in a similar boat. How do I get around? I Uber + public transport everywhere. My standard of living is far better. I get to do things I want to do (or chat to strangers if I&#x27;m bored). I save money. I reduce road congestion and emissions. And I&#x27;m not the only one.