The system can sanitise the waste of ten people in two hours, leaving only sand and fresh(ish) water behind.

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In comparison with cities of a similar size in population, drivers in the city of San Jose waste a cumulative of 10 million more annual hours sitting in traffic jams and suffer a 15% higher commute delay per peak-time traveler.

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Living in them will liberate millions of person-hours from the waste of the commute.

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Many of the country's dynamic entrepreneurs waste hours each day stuck in traffic.

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