You’re comparing the merits of apples to oranges and not thinking about whether the soil or terrain is suitable for an apple tree or an orange tree.
We should have public transit improvements across the board, and we should have ebikes/more bikelanes and more mixed used land.
The reality is that there is too much red tape/bureaucracy, too much nimbyism, and not enough political firepower to build out that infrastructure.
The majority of the US is car dependent, and we are stuck in that local optima. Self driving cars will ease the burden by making it realistic to not own a car (you just rideshare for cheap). Less car owners means there will be more demand for better public transportation infrastructure.
We should have public transit improvements across the board, and we should have ebikes/more bikelanes and more mixed used land.
The reality is that there is too much red tape/bureaucracy, too much nimbyism, and not enough political firepower to build out that infrastructure.
The majority of the US is car dependent, and we are stuck in that local optima. Self driving cars will ease the burden by making it realistic to not own a car (you just rideshare for cheap). Less car owners means there will be more demand for better public transportation infrastructure.