> Or we can continue burning tens of billions on self driving personal vehicles. Your comment operates on the assumption that autonomous buses provide greater

> Or we can continue burning tens of billions on self driving personal vehicles. Your comment operates on the assumption that autonomous buses provide greater net utility than a "manned" bus - sure, without a driver's seat you might add a row of seats, but are two more seats worth the R&D money to design the bus, and all the cameras and sensors that have to be added to the bus and then maintained for years to come? To me, autonomous driving features are a luxury item - a convenience reserved for those who can afford it, until it becomes cheap enough to find its way into more affordable vehicles.