Re: Obviously the solution is....
"And there are lots of places like this."
I'm sure there are lots of places like that where cycling is impractical in winter.... but the vast majority of world's population live in areas that get no or hardly any snow. See:
https://www.themarysue.com/world-population-latitude-longitude/
...showing about half the world's population live between the temperate and subtropical zones in the northern hemisphere. Bicycles might not work where you live, but for the majority of Earth's population living in temperate or subtropical cities, bicycles (possibly motorized or electrified) are an ideal solution for passenger transport. You get full autonomy, easy access to anywhere within a few km, tiny road and parking footprint, much cheaper cost and maintenance.
Limit city centre surfaces to cycle and pedestrian-only, push mass public transport and delivery vehicle routes underground (both of which could then be easily fully automated), circle the city centre with massive park-and rides, and build your vehicle infrastructure outside the city. Then you just need some driver aids (especially useful and easy to implement for motorways) on cars, not full automation.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
