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title: This tiny car can change shape, drive sideways — HIGH T3CH
url: https://hight3ch.com/this-tiny-car-can-change-shape-drive-sideways/
date: 2015-05-15
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# This tiny car can change shape, drive sideways

Why do we call the Mercedes Benz Smart Car smart — when it’s really just small?
A truly smart car might be able to drive sideways, like the equally tiny, shape shifting EO Smart Connecting Car 2.
A research project from the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence, the EO 2 is designed for crowded cities where rush hours are nightmares and parking in nearly non-existent.
Though just a prototype, the EO 2 gives ample evidence of how some of its innovations could lead to truly smart, even flexible cars.