MIT is working on a smart car that can reduce congestion on the highway and solve the many parking problems our country faces! To accomplish this, the car is designed to fold in half! Dean Kamen shows us how.
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Dean of Invention: Car That Folds in Half
MIT is working on a smart car that can reduce congestion on the highway and solve the many parking problems our country faces! To accomplish this, the car is designed to fold in half! Dean Kamen shows us how.
Added: Nov 12, 2010
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