Yep! Some of us have known this all along. The whole point is to get rid of cars....
California is over 800 miles long N to S.
Exactly right.
Probably 2012 or so Futurist Magazine (nonfiction) had an illustrated feature based on "You don't need to own a car, you need to have a ride somewhere." This was speculation about our time now.
Showed rows of nested shell like vehicles at a city location. You pay for a ride with one and go to your destination---a little like a tiny Smart car or a compressed shape golf cart. None shown were with a 2nd or 3rd or 4th passenger. Guess romance will be dead by that future.