Behold, the solution to the American public transportation issue: Hi-Rail vehicles. Hydraulic rams, steering lockout, and some system to do data transfer between the ECU to automatically set a speed entirely solves my disdain for and disillusionment in relation to driving without forcing me into a crowded box with the dredges of American society.

A more optimal solution would be passenger trains with a ticket cost at ~$0.15/mile (comparable to gasoline prices in an efficient car) so that overcrowding does not occur. At these prices, only the most sleep deprived would actually consider it. This will never happen. I will continue to pray for the pipe dream of Hi-Rail automated highways.