While I agree in principle with the OP, I feel I must point out that that wouldn’t completely make cars unnecessary. There are still remote or sparsely populated areas (a lot actually in my country) where comprehensive public transport is impractical or next to impossible. I’d say we have use for both. Especially so if self driving means being able to summon a car when you need one without needing to own one. Or would that actually count as public transport then…?

Don’t say “cars as default”, say “built around people, not cars”

Sorry, best we can do in the U.S. is fuck all.

um doesn’t this already exist in Europe and Japan?