This is a big problem brewing for the Bay Area. The continued wealth generation without investment in proper public transit systems. This is a bad sign.

I was going to ask why Google doesn't invest more in public infrastructure given how much of the transit is coming from them. :)

Perhaps this is the real reasoning behind self-driving cars: save themselves a ton of money. :)

which brings up an obvious question... why not have these companies get together and merge their separate bus lines?

Because they not want their employees talking to each other, for fear of losing them.

Oh yes. That is one thing that remains consistent.