Remember that time Dermot Desmond told us we didn't need the metro because self-driving cars would solve congestion?

This is why we shouldn't let billionaires decide public policy.

https://www.planetizen.com/news/2026/03/137132-study-self-driving-cars-could-raise-vmt-6-increasing-congestion

@ccferrie If he had brains, he’d be dangerous.
@HarriettMB @ccferrie great to see a real study. The idea that this would solve public transit is so ludicrous. It might be able to vastly reduced car _ownership_ but certainly not _usage_. Whereas public transit can actually solve both, while also improving road safety for all road users, not just drivers.