Big Featured Discussions | September 27, 2011 | 56 comments

What new trends do you see for Urban Mobility?

Scion’s iQ brings urban style, comfort and functionality to the auto-market. The iQ embodies the ideals and values of Urban Mobility with its sleek design, safety features, tight handling and roomy interior. As the world’s smallest 4 seater, the iQ is full of big ideas in a concentrated, compact, innovative design.

What are the most innovative features of the iQ?

 

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56 comments // What new trends do you see for Urban Mobility?

  • arbil333
  • nicey
  • totally_dilapidated
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      totally_dilapidated  

    • holi crap!

      censorship by Current!
      this has the flavor of an AOL/Huffington Post redux

      instead of a commentary on my comment
      my innocuous posting was removed by Current

      totalitarian governments censor the populous
      Current has a totalitarian website?

    • 8 months ago
  • buddahbelly
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      buddahbelly  

    • I feel like Urban Mobility is trending in a positive direction with the smaller, hybrid, electric vehicles coming out, but I think that should be mandatory moving forward. All cars should be made to be more eco-friendly. We only have one earth and we should take care of it.

    • 8 months ago
  • DominicBlackwellCooper
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      DominicBlackwellCooper  
    • buddahbelly:

      You are absolutely correct, smaller cars are a necessity, however designers also understand that consumers need room both for taller drivers and for longer distance travel which is why the iQ was developed with a larger interior than other cars in its size class.

    • 8 months ago
  • bailey78
  • DominicBlackwellCooper
  • bailey78
  • disappointed_with_current_tv
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      disappointed_with_current_tv  

    • I find it strange that you guys (the moderators of this forum) have decided to re-post my comment (see below) nearly a day after removing it. However, I am pleased that you have recanted your previous censorship of my comment. I hope now that you choose to allow all three of my comments (including this one) to remain on this board. Please continue to support free speech on your forum boards. Thank you.

    • 8 months ago
  • totally_dilapidated
  • disappointed_with_current_tv
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      disappointed_with_current_tv  
    • totally_dilapidated:

      Yes, yours was the "comment from the other user" that had also been censored, which I referred to (below) in my response.

      I felt very frustrated with this censorship action after it happened, and posted a comment in the Current TV "feedback" forum. It can be found here (hope the link works):
      http://getsatisfaction.com/currentcom/topics/current_tv_censorship_of_forums_wha...

      I've since calmed down a little bit but I think it's important to address censorship on this website. Critical responses are just as important as supportive responses. And calling into question the tendency of the website to pander to corporate sponsors should not be grounds for censorship, in my opinion.

      I also found some irony in your referral that many of the staff had commented on this corporate advertisement, thus "inflating" the discussion, which certainly seemed a little disingenuous to me.

      I assume that most of the people who actually take the time to browse this website and post comments probably lean to the left of the political spectrum. I know I do. Which is why I was a little shocked to be censored on a liberal website for, in my opinion, being a little too liberal.

      With that said, I think that many of us probably fall into this free-thinking and questioning "community" of like-minded individuals. I support the message that Current TV is putting out there, but sometimes I bristle at the corporate sponsorship that is necessary to do it, especially when the corporate message encourages consumerism in the form of a traditional gasoline powered automobile. Not electric? Not hybrid? Not public transportation? Not bicycles? (my personal choice of commuting to work these days)

      I understand that sponsorship is necessary for this website to operate. However I do NOT accept that censorship of critical questioning is. This is why I support Current TV in allowing for all comments to be expressed freely on the forum boards.

    • 8 months ago
  • disappointed_with_current_tv
  • disappointed_with_current_tv
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      disappointed_with_current_tv  

    • Wow... so you chose to censor my comment and remove it from this forum? As well as a comment from another user? Really? Censorship? I thought that your "network" stood for free speech and the right for people to express their ideas without being censored... was my comment really that dangerous? Or do you simply only "approve" comments that support your mission, whatever that is.

      Really I was quite surprised, because I received two emails from you saying that my previous comment had unlocked the "Speak Up Badge" and the "Aye Badge," whatever that means in the world of cheesy marketing. I had also received a rather polite response from DominicBlackwellCooper, the orator of this forum and of these Scion "commercials," which I thought was rather fair and balanced (for lack of a better catchphrase). Thank you for your response.

      Honestly, my original post was meant to call into question the validity of posting a paid-for commercial by Scion on your network, and masking it under the pretext of a journalistic article. I spoke out because I didn't feel like it was appropriate for you to hit us with stealth advertising in the form of fake journalism.

      And really, I was censored for this? Frankly, I'm shocked. So you don't approve of dissent within your own message? You choose to censor anyone who disagrees with you? How can you possibly claim reputability in any of your articles about social dissent, if you don't allow for the free expression of social dissent within your own forums?

      That's the rotting stench of hypocrisy.

      For what it's worth, and for anyone who cares, this was my original comment, which I feel was neither unjustifiably harsh or nor overly critical of your network:

      "Dear Current T.V... Please no more stealth advertisements for Scion or any other brand. It's insulting. I'm interested in your site because of the social commentary and intelligent discourse. I'm not interested in petrochemical consumerism. Please do not SHILL for an automobile company. http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=shill"

      Please feel free to censor me again... or do your morals mean anything to you?

      Sincerely,
      Disgusted_with_Current_TV

    • 8 months ago
  • MCARE
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      MCARE  

    • We just simply have to free ourselves from the slavery of gasoline. To that end, Hybrid, Electric, Hydrogen, Natural Gas and Bio-Diesel are all positive trends. I constantly chafe at those who feel we have to have just one alternative. If each of the above alternatives ultimately reduce gasoline dependence by 5%, we will have achieved an overall reduction of 25%!

    • 8 months ago
  • DominicBlackwellCooper
  • alexandrek
  • DominicBlackwellCooper
  • alexandrek
  • DominicBlackwellCooper
  • disappointed_with_current_tv
  • DominicBlackwellCooper
    • +3
      DominicBlackwellCooper  
    • disappointed_with_current_tv:

      Urban Mobility and all that goes with it from sustainability to fuel efficiency are major concerns for our community here at Current. However, thoughts and concepts and innovation do not always get funding or proper exposure. We are proud to have Scion as our sponsor and are glad that they were eager to help innovators and creators show us, and our community their current projects while discussing the issues THEY face. The heart behind this project is evident in the video segments and the passion the artists, architects, scientists and designers brought to the table and the fact is this segment could not have been completed without the support of our sponsor.

    • 8 months ago
  • tverdell
  • Vic_Romano
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      Vic_Romano  

    • I figure as the economy implodes and oil supplies dwindle, the future of urban mobility will more likely resemble something like the dystopian world of Mad Max.

      Perhaps the new Scions can be upgraded to the Road Warrior version--the ones with armor plating and machine gun turrets.

    • 8 months ago
  • DominicBlackwellCooper
  • megslove
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      megslove  

    • also looking forward to flying cars or personalized hovercraft! although, extrapolated out, that does present the problem of sky traffic.

    • 8 months ago
  • NoreenM
  • DominicBlackwellCooper
  • Paratus
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      Paratus  

    • In the urban areas I can see the downsizing of cars to reflect the needs in those areas. Where I am we still use full size pickups. I would not want to try and fit a bale of hay in a Scion whereas my truck can carry two easily.

    • 8 months ago
  • DominicBlackwellCooper
  • Paratus
  • DominicBlackwellCooper
  • nicolesmith
  • DominicBlackwellCooper
  • GA_408
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      GA_408  

    • With over half the world population living in cities and that number expected to reach 5 billion by 2030 urban mobility won't have any choice but to change. Vehicles will be forced to become smaller and more efficient. We will see a huge influx of alternative energy in cars in the coming years. The progress is there, but we need everyone on board!

    • 8 months ago
  • DominicBlackwellCooper
  • jplunkett
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      jplunkett  

    • The car-fice, aka the Brainstormer. A car-office that lets you take meetings anywhere. Front seats spin around to face the back seats (plenty of room for 4 person mini-meeting). Windows double as whiteboards. Runs on coffee.

    • 8 months ago
  • DominicBlackwellCooper
  • JKirkGoesToWork1
  • DominicBlackwellCooper
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      DominicBlackwellCooper  
    • JKirkGoesToWork1:

      You are right, the alert systems are a great invention for those who have little access to public transportation in urban communities and rely on their cars to get around. I'd like to see more of the smart meters installed as well, parking tickets in Manhattan are rather steep.

    • 8 months ago
  • tray2006
  • crabbyoldguy
  • sktoday
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      sktoday  

    • I think in the next 10 years we will see a shift in our 9-5 work week, more time shifted work hours depending on people's lives. 6am-3pm, 11am-7pm, 1pm-9pm etc. Combine that with working from home and Urban Mobility would dramitically change for the better for us commuters

    • 8 months ago
  • DominicBlackwellCooper
  • cwhite
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      cwhite  

    • I'm wary of the robots taking over the driving duties. I like driving. Parking in an urban environment is difficult which makes smaller cars a smarter choice. Also, with so many cars in a densely populated area, emissions are a big deal. Will more electric cars put a bigger strain on the already aging power grid?

    • 8 months ago
  • DominicBlackwellCooper
  • dandrews9669
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      dandrews9669  

    • WOW, this car looks HOTT! I wonder if big guys like me that are 6'1 can fit into comfortably because I am looking to drive something smaller and sleeker and this car fits the bill.

    • 8 months ago
  • DominicBlackwellCooper
  • Johnny_Los_Angeles
  • tracyk
  • chi0619
  • oldbanjo
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      oldbanjo  
    • tracyk:

      Cars are too expensive today and gas is too high, I'm 66 years old, I parked my truck canceled the ins , got a motorcycle, I had a 1953 sidecar in stowage, two weeks ago I connected the sidecar to my bike, full coverage ins is 125/yr, and my two labs love riding in it.

    • 8 months ago
  • tverdell
  • DominicBlackwellCooper
  • tverdell
  • DominicBlackwellCooper
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