[davidgould]

You can't get people to ride buses now, often for reasons like fear of crime, not wanting to associate with "those people", perceived low status. So somehow a driver less bus is going to be _more_ appealing? A big box full of strangers with no supervision or authority figure? Lord of the Flies on Wheels? I think this is going to be a hard sell.

[andygates]

Presumably "those people" are already riding the bus, so clearly we _can_ get people to ride buses.