PHOTO: Autonomous cars could take you house hunting, and even let you place an offer from inside the vehicle Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo Bank is side-stepping the real estate agent, patenting a method for taking potential home buyers on tours of properties while in a self-driving car.
The new patent, “Property Hunting in an Autonomous Vehicle,” was awarded in February, and describes a vehicle that tours neighborhoods, while display screens in the car show full listings of the homes. Buyers can pull up photos, housing prices, and details about the community including school zones, nearby shopping and even noise problems. Autonomous vehicles would pick people up, and take them to the properties automatically, and on the most efficient route.
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