This inquiry will examine the potential effects of the evolution of personal transportation in the urban environment and its dynamics, as automated transportation systems are coming to the consumer market. Focusing on the urban fabric of Los Angeles which developed over the XXth century with the private car in a primary decisions’ driving position, the research aim to challenge the current uses of automobiles’ urban equipments and infrastructures, looking for a re-definition of these spaces to benefit the local communities with their surrounding public spaces, meanwhile fostering new solutions to personal mobility.