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“Automobile is one of the most successful inventions of all time, but in my view, it is thoroughly obsolete already. And so by fundamentally rethinking the automobile, thinking of it as a robot on four wheels, essentially, something that can communicate with other intelligent devices, it can operate in a coordinated way, you can really start to fundamentally rethink urban personal mobility.”

Quote by William J. Mitchell

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William J. Mitchell

William J. Mitchell was a renowned architect, born on December 15, 1944, and passed away on June 11, 2010. His design philosophy integrated architecture, urban planning, and information technology, profoundly influencing modern architecture. more

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