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We've kind of been through this already with autonomous vehicles a decade ago.

In a demonstration capacity autonomous vehicles were mindblowing. In the real world the novelty wears off quick, and what remains is a bit of a disappointment.

Of course, the demos helped churn up many bajillions of dollars in investment money, and many companies with long runways continue to tinker away at the problem. Level 4 AVs are dramatically better than a decade ago, and yet still totally shitty relative to real to real drivers.

What has become apparent is that these companies and their investors are not at all interested in solving any real transportation problems.

They are interested in getting between you and things you want to do, so they can set up a gate and charge you money to pass through it.