One of the things criticised in the original article was a city requirement that they needed to build at least one bike stand for every four micro-apartments.

One of the things criticised in the original article was a city requirement that they needed to build at least one bike stand for every four micro-apartments. If people can't even store a bike anywhere, that's a problem. And as the business case for these pods is that they're for people who can't afford a bigger place, they're unlikely to want to pay for an uber that regularly.