With car ownership in decline in most American cities, but commuters frustrated with limited transit options and expensive cabs, Uber is expanding with bike-sharing service UberBike and car rental platform UberRental. The move aims to help users’ commutes become more frictionless.

While driving and car ownership remain central to the American way of life, social, technological and economic shifts are changing people’s needs and perceptions of personal transportation. Canvas8 spoke with 20 people from across the US to find out about their life behind the wheel.

Why are fewer people choosing to drive around in their own car? What are some of the fears surrounding future travel tech? How are frustrations with public transport being resolved in urban areas? And why is accessibility still an issue on modern trains, buses, and bikes?

As cities across America become more congested, people are facing increasingly time-consuming trips to and from work. Bird, an electric scooter sharing start-up, is aiming to solve the ‘last mile’ problem of public transport to encourage people to leave their cars at home and avoid the gridlock.