Taxis are public transport. The sort of public transport you're talking about isn't a substitute, since it doesn't go everywhere, and never will. So, dogma as

Taxis are public transport. The sort of public transport you're talking about isn't a substitute, since it doesn't go everywhere, and never will. So, dogma aside, automated taxis are the actual solution and, with a bit of imagination, can provide the kind of public transport that is both efficient and environmentally friendly, and that goes everywhere.