They're right - the amount of money poured into driverless cars could have easily been used to make public transit across the country much more usable, and imme

They're right - the amount of money poured into driverless cars could have easily been used to make public transit across the country much more usable, and immediately available. Though I realize the money is not fungible between private sector research and public utilities. Perhaps one could argue that without this level of research into driverless cars, we would still lack auto-braking and radar cruise-control (which are standard on many new cars now). I don't know though, personally I wish more time and money was spent building out public transit and making it a viable option for more people.