Is This the Future of Indoor Transportation?

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Patrick James
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September 24, 2009 • 2:05 pm PDT
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Honda's U3-X might have uses in hotels and airports, but will it usher in a Wall-E-style future? Probably.

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Tags: technology,; mobility,; honda,; wall-e

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