[rococode]

I imagine they're planning to lose money on it to help push it through whatever regulators are in the way. Once they have a working proof-of-concept in a city as big as LA, it'll be a much smoother process to expand to other cities because they can just say "I mean, it worked great in LA!".

[indecisive_user]

And also, if it's reducing traffic congestion and car emissions, state governments might be willing to subsidize future projects.