Written by Paul Gamlowski
Ralph Smith ordered an 'ad-hoc self-driving auto-pod.'
Robotically assembled for his immediate needs, it drove itself to his residence.
He entered it:
"Where to Mr. Smith?" asked the vehicle's AI.
"Seattle, Washington."
"That'll take 3 hours by transitioning into a hyperloop based on current network congestion."
"But I need to get there in about 60 minutes!"
"For 1-hour priority travel, please enter a starting bid of 1,000 Unified Earth Credits and your max bid."
"Okay done … Come on, come on, hurry people, bid!"
"Congratulations, Mr. Smith, you've won! You'll arrive at your destination in one hour for 40,000 UEC."
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