This seems like bad policy, because it's my prediction that highway self-driving and EV drivetrains will make intercity bussing much cheaper. The transport / fu

This seems like bad policy, because it's my prediction that highway self-driving and EV drivetrains will make intercity bussing much cheaper. The transport / fuel costs will be 1/2 to 1/3, the labor cost will probably drop from some amount of automation, and the repair/maintenance costs of EV drivetrains is a lot lower. The recharge time isn't a big deal with passenger transport, since there is the station dropoff/pickups and the stops at places to eat. With some degree of good highway self driving or remote driving, you could even use smaller vans that are less capital intensive. Or even an intercity car service.