With the economies of many industrialised nations shifting towards service focused industry, I seriously hope the whole telecommuting thing actually happens. And I'm not talking about ssh'ing into a server somewhere, I'm mean the yes-you-can-see-the-body-language telepresence sort. What is the point carting people over ever more glogged transport systems, beltching out tonnes of CO2 as you drag a 1 tonne (or 2 tonne in the US) car with you if you really only need their ears, eyeballs and brains there.
Car makers are trying to transform their industry as the engergy crunch approaches, while I'd like to see most of that industry go away.