MIT Media Lab Rolls Out Folding Car

kkleiner writes "You think European cars are small now, wait till the Hiriko takes to the roads in Spain's northern Basque country. The two-seater is about the size of a SmartCar, but when parked, the car can actually fold. After folding, the car takes up about a third of a normal parking space. The Hiriko, Basque for 'urban car,' folds as the rear of the car slides underneath its chassis. Every square foot counts."

Cool

[cyberchondriac]

Unless it lacks a safety to prevent it from folding while you're in it! :D

What is this?

[Moheeheeko]

A car for ants?!? It needs to be at least.....twice as big as this!!

Meh

[228e2]

Optimus Prime would not be pleased with this sham of a car . . . .

Re:Jetsons

[sehlat]

with enough evolution it could fly and fold even more into a (not heavy) briefcase.

Not evolution. Intelligent design should work, though.

Re:Cool

[Tarlus]

Obligatory:
http://pbfcomics.com/156/ [pbfcomics.com]

Great!

[brian0918]

So basically, the car comes pre-crumpled, so you don't even have to bother driving it into someone's blind spot and getting creamed. How convenient!

Re:What is this?

[Tanman]

Is this car a part of the Volkswagen Center for Drivers Who Can't Park Good and Wanna Learn to Drive in the City Too?

Oblig xkcd

[Chemisor]

I prefer folding cars the old fashioned way [xkcd.com].