He said: "Here we are, living in a state of cognitive dissonance with exactly this — the human-driven, gasoline-powered, single-occupant car — as our primary mode of transportation."

Amman notes that public transportation is still useful but ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft are only contributing to the problem. He says the only way moving forward is self-driving cars.

Amman argues in our current system, "Most of the time, the equipment will sit unused, occupying prime real estate and driving up housing costs... If you're young, old, or living with a disability, then you can't use it".

He also points out that traffic accidents are still the leading cause of death for 5- to 29-year olds, and concludes that ultimately "the status quo of transportation is broken".