I think Musk didn’t invest his time into developing this himself is simply because he knows the hurdles it would present. I think the real fix for the medium commute (LA to SF) is vertical take off and landing vehicles. Musk has mentioned this several times as something he would like to tackle himself if he had the…

If you can afford to move to SF, you will be more worried about how far your helicopter can take you then if BART is delayed or not.