[Rotten194]

Because this is a 2-year pilot program. What happens when after people grow reliant on it, the city buses fall into disuse and disrepair, and then Google decides they don't want to continue it?

Public services should be provided by the government. For someone who lives in a country with a NHS, I think you would realize that.

[dragonwriter]

Governments do pilot programs as well. What happens at the end is the government decides if it wants to continue it. With a privately funded pilot program, nothing stops the city from stepping in if the private sponsor steps out and the value to the public has been demonstrated.