BART Costs $48.76 Per Trip with $43.58 Subsidized — Making the Case for Self-Driving Transit
garrytan · x · 2026-09-03
Citing devonzuegel's data: BART's average cost per trip in FY'24 was $48.76 against a $5.18 fare, implying a $43.58 subsidy per ride.
alexisxrivas argues self-driving will be the future of most US public and private transit — even pre-2020, $20/ride was already 20x more expensive than comparable systems in Japan. The take was amplified by Y Combinator's Garry Tan.
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