The auto industry mounted an oppressive PR campaign to convince the public that streets are for cars, not people. For example, by inventing the word "jaywalking" [1].

The way things are going, something very similar is going to happen with self-driving cars. For example: forcing pedestrians wear beacons for easier detection by self-driving vehicles [2].

I'd rather we go the other direction, instead, and revert to walkable, livable cities.

[1] https://marker.medium.com/the-invention-of-jaywalking-afd48f...

[2] https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/2021/11/06/bidens-1...