Facilitating motor vehicle traffic disfavors pedestrians and cyclists

This was on reddit, a twitter response making the point that eliminating traffic signals because of "technological miracle" of "automated driving" provides zero accommodations for pedestrians and cyclists--unless we start wearing some kind of automated device that treats us as traffic too, and interfaces with intelligent traffic systems.

how the fuck am I as a pedestrian supposed to cross this road? 😭 https://t.co/63NAzmiWT1

— Gugu👗 (@Gugullig) March 6, 2022

I make the same point about roundabouts all the time.  They aren't an urban-appropriate road treatment in that their point is to facilitate and speed up motor vehicle throughput by eliminating traffic signals.  But they aren't designed to favor pedestrians and cyclists.

Therefore, since cities are supposed to be about alternatives to the car, roundabouts, and perhaps even "autonomous vehicles" are anti-urban, even though they are touted to be pro-urban.