The system is broken in the US. Either fix the system or expect Europe to find the need to paint the whole system as unreliable. Germany needs to convince Europe that the US can no longer be relied on, which it can't. This is not a problem that will just go away when the mad king is dead.

The aspirational stupidity of having your own robot taxi instead of having convenient trams, buses, trains and bicycle paths to get you around displayed as advancement.