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Well getting back more on topic, SRAM, like Shimano, appear to be more cognizant of cyclists needs than a lot of cyclists are, and both offer automatic FD shifting solutions for electronic groupsets— Sequential and Synchro, respectively— for those who, uh, “prefer” not to think about how gearing works.
Assuming the introduction of Rival AXS and their recent acquisition of Hammerhead signal deep commitment to electronic shifting, taken together with Sequential automatic shifting, there seems to me to be no incentive to hamstring road groupset capability with 1x even once they move to 13spd cassettes. Further, since the 13spd fits in the same space as 12spd and all 12spd road is AXS, they could economize production and supply chains by simply firmware-updating shifters and derailleurs, discontinuing 12spd cassettes, and moving all AXS users to 13spd (i.e. when their 12spd cassette needs replaced).