Justin Fox, Columnist

Who Takes the Bus or Train? Not Many Americans

Elon Musk's disdain for it aside, public transportation is simply not an option for most.

To be fair, it doesn't really look like much fun.

Photographer: Drew Angerer/Getty Images

Elon Musk doesn't like public transportation. At an event in California last week, the Tesla Inc. and SpaceX chief executive offered this assessment:

Given that Musk has in recent years offered himself up as a potential savior of rapid transit with his notions of a "hyperloop" speeding people under and between major cities, this didn't go over super-well in some circles.