Ok, but who's going to pay for that basic income in an economy where there is zero human involvement? It would just end up being: Money dumped into corporate pockets -> they pay nothing back into the economy because they automated everything -> government has to print more money because there isn't enough income to pay for UBI -> hyperinflation -> economic disaster. I'm not trying to say UBI is bad, if used correctly it can be very beneficial, the problem is that for it to work there needs to be a solid stream of money moving through the economy and the government. This outcome would have very little movement of money so it would be a shitshow.

Once every single job has been replaced and every single human is completely out of work, what do we do? How is society supposed to continue to function? Are we going to have some kind of massive revolution where we abolish currency or something?

I think trying to ban all advertising is useless. I think a ban of paid and targeted advertising would be great though. Online advertising would be gone almost entirely, but a sign on the side of a highway exit listing common/popular destinations at that exit would not be considered an issue. Any issues with real-world advertisements could be covered with additional regulation that specifically lists types of physical advertisements that are not allowed, such as roadside billboards or posters at a bus stop.

I tried using a Mac from my TV recently. The only way to make the interface larger so that I can comfortably read it from a distance is to turn down the resolution. Why????? There is a hacky way to force the TV as a retina display, but MacOS just 2x scales the whole interface on retina displays which is way too big for my TV's lower resolution. Both Windows and most Linux desktops have true fractional scaling, in fact Windows high DPI scaling has gotten quite decent recently. When I set my scaling to 125% in Windows on a 1080p monitor, it doesn't just set the resolution to 900p or something, it actually scales up the size of UI elements to make the interface bigger. Yes, some programs don't understand high DPI scaling and become blurry, but day to day I rarely encounter any software with this issue. All of my most frequently used programs handle high DPI displays just fine. MacOS appears to have no equivalent to this behaviour. Even with a retina display, the interface scaling options are just changing the resolution of the display. They just don't label it as such. Unless you leave the scaling at default, everything becomes a bit softer and blurrier whenever you use any scaling options on MacOS and it sucks.

You're missing a big point: people ALREADY have to do this. If you compare the amount of time spent in a car (usually 5-6 hours), or traveling on VIA rail (similar to by car), or a commuter flight including the time spent in the airports at both sides, then this will be the fastest way to get between the two cities. Also, say it's a 4 hour trip total, board a train at 10 am in the morning and be in Montreal by 2 PM. Plenty of time still left in the day even with a longer travel time. Also, trains are a lot more comfortable. No need to worry about turbulence or having to shouting over the noise of the engines to talk to the person beside you. And unlike a car, you can get up and walk around at any time so you don't destroy your legs.

A little fishy...

This is a good idea, but you forget that government bureaucracy would result in this process lasting until the heat death of the universe.

They know what it's good at (spam and non-consensual porn) but they just don't mention those.

The mouse is part of the price of most desktop macs, so you have to buy it. If I am being forced to buy that mouse I'd at least hope it's good.

Just because that's how they want you to use it does not make it good design. It's stupid design, especially since you don't know when it will run out of battery until it abruptly does in the middle of work. Being told not to use your mouse when you actively want to use it is very dumb.

if only this scam would be irradiated and die off like those guys who fucked around and found out with a sphere the last time

I can understand the autonomous part, but the overall design of the robovan is still stupid. A standard bus frame with some design changes to allow it to accommodate autonomous driving tech feels like a much better approach, plus it'll cheaper to create since the vehicle itself is already designed and proven in the real world. It's like those automated LRT train lines, they don't look much different from an ordinary LRT line because it turns out there is no need to waste tons of money making a brand new design that is significantly worse.

You clearly have never touched the Windows drivers ;)

The robovan is stupid. I live in an area with buses, and the answer is 100% just add buses. Normal buses absolutely will do the job, but for some reason people in the US just have this baseless belief that public transit just "doesn't work" in most of NA (psssst from up north, it does!). A single NovaBus LFS can carry 70-80 people, has wheelchair accessibility, dual door boarding (easier to get on/off when busy), articulating versions for busy routes with 100+ person capacity, handrails and handholds so you can easily stand and walk about the bus while in motion, etc. Some transit agencies also install bike racks on the front so you can bring a bike with you. The real reason public transit sucks in NA is because of car companies trying to make it not work as much as possible for their own benefit, which results in poor planning, bad maintenance, badly planned routes/timetables, etc. A well-operated transit agency is what NA cities and counties need for public transit to work. Elon is doing exactly this here, with basically a distraction for cities looking for solutions to their transit problem. It won't work out well, it will waste their money, scare them away from trying again with actual buses, and thus forcing people to continue driving.

Also, for low capacity services, smaller buses exist. Just buy a smaller bus.

On a different note, the cybercab concept you have isn't a terrible idea, in fact it already exists here but just using regular cars with drivers. You can book a trip with a mobile app that you get on your phone and someone will come to pick you up at the scheduled time. People with disabilities get door-to-door service as well with wheelchair accessible transit vans.