automobile
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Background: When traveling in a vehicle, a person’s intuitive sense of speed is partly determined by the feeling of air movement. For example, going at 30 miles per hour on a bike (enclosed cabin: no) may feel faster than going 600 miles per hour in an airplane (enclosed cabin: yes). The issue: It’s important for…
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The issue: One transportation model used by ride-sharing cars (formerly called “taxis”) is the “carpool”-style trip, where multiple passengers are picked up and dropped off at various points along a mostly-shared route. (Lyft Line and Uber Pool are currently the most well-known of these.) This “carpool”-style trip is cheaper than a normal ride for each…
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Background: Sometimes, different tasks call for different tools. The idea of being able to mix-and-match different components of a mechanical device to fit the job at hand has been around for a while. For example: Many screwdrivers let you change out the bit. Now you only need one screwdriver for multiple types of screws. Vacuum…
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