Any transit system I've ever used was:
Over crowded.
Purposefully designed so no-one could sleep. Also, I really wouldn't want to sleep on an artificially created publicly shared surface.
Frowned upon to talk on your cell phone, or eat a meal.
I definitely couldn't get any work done, even if I tried.
(hi; I live in a city run by "fiscal conservatives")
This is exactly what makes autonomous vehicles so great - they eliminate the public transportation problem.
The bus is not a great place to do any of the things mentioned above.
But this is a great illustration of self-driving cars: it's public transit for the upper-middle class. (The middle class can't afford a reliable car for the whole household; the rich have chauffeurs.)