The Smart Cities group at the MIT Media Lab is developing a foldable scooter and foldable car to revolutionise mass transit
| City car: The Smart Cities group at MIT’s Media Lab is developing a shared-use electric car (top) that folds and stacks like a shopping cart. A working prototype of the car will be unveiled next year. (Note: The top image is an illustration.) The bottom image shows a close-up of a half-scale wheel prototype with built-in suspension and electric motors. |
The MIT group sees the vehicles as the linchpin in a strategy that aims to mitigate pollution with electric power, expand limited public space by folding and stacking vehicles like shopping carts, and alleviate congestion by letting people rent and return the vehicles to racks located near transportation hubs, such as train stations, airports, and bus depots. |
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