Knowing the fate of the California HSR project, what makes you think this is realistic in any way, shape or form? I mean, I would pay airline-level prices for

Knowing the fate of the California HSR project, what makes you think this is realistic in any way, shape or form? I mean, I would pay airline-level prices for an autonomous electric air drone taxi from my house in Seattle to my destination in Chicago, and as crazy as that sounds, it still might be more realistic than what you're asking for.