Road design, transportation and walkability

[ijmorlan]

Autonomous vehicles as such are no better for public transit than taxis or Uber: they would still be inefficient (albeit with no drivers needed), cause congestion and need road capacity. Maybe larger, shared autonomous vehicles, say, the size of a bus ... ?

That depends on the application. Autonomous vehicles would hypothetically be great for low-volume public transit. For example, getting from St. Agatha to Plattsville. They have no place substituting for any rail service or even a busy bus line.