Thanks for pulling such a great excerpt. SV culture is about innovation, find solutions &lt;i&gt;in spite of&lt;&#x2F;i&gt; constraints. If the infrastructure is lacking, a combination of hardware &amp; software can work around it to still accomplish the goals. It&#x27;s funny but the auto industry, specifically Ford with the Model T, created the demand for cars arguably spurring the development of the network of roads required to take full advantage.<p>What makes this time exciting is that there is an intersection of some amazing technologies, business models, and objectives for transportation: on-demand, renewables &amp; energy, self-driving&#x2F;autonomous, environment, etc. The best part is that multiple companies, new and old, are involved and want a piece of the increasingly bigger pie.