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Tony Lewis, Summit Real Estate Group Valencia & Aliso Viejo (Summit Real Estate Group)

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Thomas J. Nelson, REALTOR ® CRS,ABR,PSA,RCS-D, CFSP
Big Block LPT Realty 858.232.8722 - San Diego, CA
Coastal San Diego, Veteran's & Retirees Services

NO-🙂‍↔️

I like to drive too much and I do not carry clients -
I meet them at each house. Typically I only show 1-3 homes per tour anyhow these days. The chauffer days are over since 2020...it never comes up.

Oct 06, 2025 06:11 PM
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Fred Griffin Florida Real Estate
Fred Griffin Real Estate - Tallahassee, FL
Licensed Florida Real Estate Broker

No.

And ditto what Thomas J. Nelson, REALTOR ® CRS,ABR,PSA,RCS-D, CFSP said.

With rare exception (maybe a single person), I don't put people into my car.  They can meet me at, or follow me to, the prospective properties.

Oct 06, 2025 06:39 PM
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Brian England
Ambrose Realty Management LLC - Gilbert, AZ
MBA, GRI, REALTOR® Real Estate in East Valley AZ

I have been using it since 2019, and people love it, haha.  I think it is funny that people who have never even experienced it will bash it.  Too many people in the world spread lies based on their opinions, rather than experiences.

Oct 07, 2025 04:52 AM
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Ward County Notary Services - Minot, ND
Owner of Ward Co Notary Services retired RE Broker

Sure! If you bought it for me Tony Lewis 😉

Oct 06, 2025 06:35 PM
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Real Estate Broker

Nope, no, nyet, nein, nee... well, you get the picture! And it's been years since I had a buyer inside my car.

Oct 07, 2025 05:08 AM
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Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Oswego, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

No, no and no! I have been retired for years and for years before that never had people in my car. They drove themselves. Car seats for children or capacity comes into play.

Oct 07, 2025 04:45 AM
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Lew Corcoran
Better Living Real Estate, LLC - East Bridgewater, MA
Expert guidance. Exceptional results.

That would be an emphatic no!

 


     

Oct 07, 2025 04:21 AM
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Buzz Mackintosh
Mackintosh REALTORS - Frederick, MD
“Experience, reliable, leadership”

No, I'm with the ones who meet the Buyers at the property. I do not drive clients around anymore.

Oct 07, 2025 03:44 AM
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Doug Dawes
Keller Williams Evolution - 447 Boston Street, Suite #5, Topsfield, MA - Topsfield, MA
Your Personal Realtor®

Not at all Tony Lewis I'm like the guy who wouldn't give up his horse when the horseless carriage came along...lol

Oct 07, 2025 10:28 AM
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Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
Probate Real Estate Services

I would not. I am in the camp with Thomas J. Nelson, REALTOR ® CRS,ABR,PSA,RCS-D, CFSP 
Some clients have become such close friends that I may ride with them to the property or they ride with me.  That is rare, but it happens. 

Oct 07, 2025 08:09 AM
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - Wanda Can!
Red Rock Real Estate (435) 632-9374 - St. George, UT
Southern Utah's Preferred Real Estate Agent.

Will leave that to the more adventurous professionals out there, Tony. You should go for it!

Oct 06, 2025 06:45 PM
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Peter Mohylsky, www.athome30a
Property Management Inc.-Destin - Sandestin, FL
Call me at 850-517-7098

no, I am not a believer in the emerging technology yet.  I just got a new car and the technology is overwhelming.  I essentially need to reprogram it every time I get in for a drive.  

Oct 07, 2025 06:42 AM
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Katina Hargrove 352-551-0308
Stake Your Land Realty, Inc. - Sorrento, FL
Broker/Owner, SFR®, e-PRO®, GRI, AHWD, REALTOR®

Tony Lewis A BIG NO. I will let Brian England enjoy it for me and he can tell me all about it. No client gets in my precious car🚔

Oct 07, 2025 06:20 AM
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Greg Large
ERA Real Solutions - Grove City, OH
A Tradition of Trust

not a snowball's chance in Hell, there is no way I could trust whoever said it was "approved and reliable", would always need to able to take control of the vehicle if necessary. Even the developers say the operator needs to keep alert. And even if I did put clients in my vehicle (which I do not) getting lost in conversation would be foolish. 

Oct 07, 2025 05:40 AM
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John Pusa
Glendale, CA

Hello Tony Lewis it is a good idea, but I prefer drive my car when showing homes to clients. 

Oct 06, 2025 08:29 PM
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Patricia Feager
Referral Specialist - DFW FINE PROPERTIES - Flower Mound, TX
Licensed to April 2027

Tony Lewis - I would not. Nor would I go inside someone else's vehicle that was a Full Self Driving Car. I don't believe in suicide either. 

Oct 07, 2025 08:46 AM
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Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
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Maybe.

Though it would take getting used to before I felt comfortable to take my eyes off the road.

Oct 07, 2025 12:44 AM
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John Juarez
The Medford Real Estate Team - Fremont, CA
ePRO, SRES, GRI, PMN

The likelihood of my ever owning such a vehicle is very small.

Oct 07, 2025 04:45 PM
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Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA
https://HugginsHomes.com - Thousand Oaks, CA
Residential Real Estate and Investment Properties

No, I've seen "The Terminator", I know how this story ends!  That and for insurance and liability reasons, plus the choice things I saw when idiots are on the road, I don't put clients in the car.  Even before the Wuhan Flu was released, taking clients in cars had gone by the wayside.  Families, car seats, etc., it just doesn't work out.

Oct 07, 2025 08:33 AM
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Brenda Mayette
Miranda Real Estate Group, Inc. - Glenville, NY
Getting results w/ knowledge & know-how!

No BUT I will be the first one in line to buy one for my daughter who has a seizure disorder. 

Oct 07, 2025 07:34 AM
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Richie & You
people first-then business - Riverside, CA
Author & Consultant

Fascinating as more time to interact, make eye contact, engage with all as the car does its thing while we do ours Tony

Oct 07, 2025 06:30 AM
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Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

No, still feel unsafe in these cars, let alone put my clients at risk too.

Oct 07, 2025 02:07 PM
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Alan May
Jameson Sotheby's International Realty - Evanston, IL
Home again, home again...

The technology is just not there, yet, for a 'fully self-driving' car.  And like others, I really enjoy driving and am not ready to give it up.

Oct 07, 2025 08:23 AM
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Will Hamm
Hamm Homes - Aurora, CO
"Where There's a Will, There's a Way!"

I saw some when I was in Phoenix last year that were taxis and not sure I would trust them yet

 

Oct 07, 2025 01:15 PM
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Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Retired Home Stager/Redesign

until and unless I can be 110% assured that the can would not get hacked, I want a human behind the wheel.

Oct 08, 2025 11:03 AM
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Inna Ivchenko
Barcode Properties - Encino, CA
Realtor® • GRI • HAFA • PSC • Short Sale • Probate

Absolutely:) We have so many self driving cars and delivery boxes  in L.A. They are adorable and much safer than most of the L.A. drivers. 

Oct 09, 2025 03:23 PM
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Don Baker
Lane Realty - Eatonton, GA
Lake Sinclair Specialist

nope

Oct 08, 2025 10:04 AM
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Olga Simoncelli
Veritas Prime, LLC dba Veritas Prime Real Estate - New Fairfield, CT
CONSULTANT, Real Estate Services & Risk Management

I don't think I'm ready for a self-driving car and prefer to have customers drive their own cars. 

Oct 10, 2025 01:59 PM
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