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Today 's younger generation likes to go places but apparently don't want to drive themselves because the number drivers' licenses is decreasing. Using bikes and scooters to get around town is more fun than driving, hunting for parking, finding your car and paying the parking service/ fines … and, beats walking. If you're not coordinated enough for fresh air self- transportation, they're always Lyft , Uber or the hundreds of other services around t he globe. In addition, a growing portion of our population is getting older and "perhaps" shouldn't be driving. When the self-driving cars hit the roads there are a lot of things you'll be able to do in a more relaxed, enjoyable fashion, rather than fumbling with the phone while you're sitting in tra›c. According to a Nielsen youth viewpoint on self-driving study, people are already planning ahead: • 46 percent would eat • 44 percent would talk to friends on the phone • 44 percent would watch TV/ movies • 41 percent would kick back and relax • 39 percent would play video games • 34 percent would go to social media • 28 percent would do homework • 27 percent would sleep • 27 percent would read • 25 percent would watch the road See, there's a lot you could do with that free time if you put your mind to it! But 5G, WiFi6 and autonomous vehicles aren't going to suddenly appear. The infrastructure is going to be expensive and won't happen overnight. While Motorola's Martin Cooper made the first mobile phone call in early 1973, it took 11 years for sluggish 1G 2kbps service to be widely available. Maybe 5G will take a lit tle less time.