The next step is to tweak traffic lights, and open and close lanes accordingly. The trick is how to mix those ingredients into a business model that makes sense. This challenge is for those who understand how to integrate technologies into a market opportunity - not merely swapping one network infrastructure for another. The idea of the real world being a most compelling driver for Internet development strikes me as a most welcome irony, if for no other reason than I'm getting tired of hearing how the Internet is driving development of the real world. Illustration by Dave Plunkert Join the HotWired Network, it's free .
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