The "hurhur self driving cars / pods are literally trains" meme seems to pretend the two biggest reasons why people choose cars over public transport don't exist:
- You can go from start to finish using the most efficient route and without having to transfer between different lines hoping they don't desync and leave you waiting for the next train.
- You can travel in comfort without having to deal with other people being loud, obnoxious, smelly, crowded or taking all seats.

Yes, platooning pods resemble trains, hilarious and on point for the 1000th time. The thing is that they satisfy the above conditions unlike public transport, every form of which completely fails both.

Adam Something and his consequences have been a disaster for public discussion on transport.