MIT’s folding CityCar takes a spin on video, still no room for humans

The MIT Media Lab was engaged on a folding, stackable electric vehicle for a number of years now, however it seems those have at the least been fairly productive years, because the so-called CityCar has now finally progressed to something resembling a finished prototype. The sole problem for those wanting to hop into one is that it is a half-sized prototype, which makes accommodating a driver only a tad difficult. It does do a reasonably good job of folding itself up though, and MIT expects a whole-size version to enter production in 2013. Interestingly, MIT doesn’t necessarily see people actually owning the vehicles themselves, but it surely wish to see them be made available throughout cities — letting you rent one for a quick trip across town, for example, and never ought to worry about returning it. Head on past the break to look it on video courtesy of The subsequent Web.

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