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The socially awkward and the easily car sick will avoid these like the plague, considering the seating arrangement.

The socially awkward seem to ride buses with little fuss, I’m sure they’ll figure this one out too

Given a choice, they'd pick something else, and since there will eventually be many options it may even eventually be something you could select in the ride hailing all.

The variety of psychological issues that people present with is very broad. We are not going to design the world around them and have any sort of success

oops, I was looking at a chinese version in pictures lower down the page.

I'm not sure I understand what you're getting at. This looks like a standard minivan layout, but without a driver. I'm pretty socially awkward myself, and I've always used taxis and such without any issue.

It seems I'm seeing a different article from everyone else. I see seats facing each other when I scroll through the pics.

Edit: oops, I was looking at a chinese version in pictures lower down the page.

Why? It looks like bog-standard 2 seats in front, 3 in back layout with more legroom.

Are we looking at the same article? One of the pictures shows two seats facing backwards.

The only photo with backwards facing seats in the article is labeled

“Check out this wild train interior on the Chinese version. It has a centrally located table and rear-facing front seats. Truly a "living room" layout.”

Which is describing a completely different vehicle.

I missed that, thanks.

That's only for a particular variant.

It would be more awkward if the seats were facing each other.

They are facing each other.

Edit: oops, I was looking at a chinese version in pictures lower down the page.

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