{"592634":{"#nid":"592634","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"These Georgia Tech Students Won Toyota\u2019s Mobility Challenge For Wheelchair-Geared Taxi App","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESally Xia, graduate student in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication, was\u0026nbsp;featured in\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026ldquo;These Georgia Tech Students Won Toyota\u0026rsquo;s Mobility Challenge For Wheelchair-Geared Taxi App\u0026rdquo; for\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EHypepotamus\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EExcerpt:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhen you bring together a fresh perspective and new technologies, solutions to old problems emerge. That\u0026rsquo;s the idea behind the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.netimpact.org\/programs\/next-generation-mobility-challenge\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ENext Generation Mobility Challenge\u003C\/a\u003E, which was co-created by Toyota to inspire young people to develop mobility solutions for social equity and inclusion problems. Improved and streamlined transportation, according to Toyota, can solve social impact problems in communities and around the world.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA team of Georgia Tech students developed one such solution \u0026mdash; and took home the winning spot in the Challenge \u0026mdash; for an app-based taxi service specifically geared towards people in wheelchairs. Called ParaPickup, the app is reminiscent of the popular Uber or Lyft ridesharing services, but would have all the necessary equipment needed to efficiently pick up those in wheelchairs.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor the full article, read\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/hypepotamus.com\/news\/toyota-mobility-challenge\/\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"34508","created_gmt":"2017-06-13 13:21:35","changed_gmt":"2017-06-13 13:21:35","author":"oadebola3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/hypepotamus.com\/news\/toyota-mobility-challenge\/","dateline":{"date":"2017-06-13T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2017-06-13T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"591173":{"id":"591173","type":"image","title":"Sally Xia (left), Riley Keen (center), and Kris Weng (right)","body":null,"created":"1493667406","gmt_created":"2017-05-01 19:36:46","changed":"1493667406","gmt_changed":"2017-05-01 19:36:46","alt":"Sally Xia (left), Riley Keen (center), and Kris Weng (right)","file":{"fid":"225256","name":"ParaPickup.PNG","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ParaPickup.PNG","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ParaPickup.PNG","mime":"image\/png","size":588206,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/ParaPickup.PNG?itok=Qqg4DcfP"}}},"media_ids":["591173"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1283","name":"School of Literature, Media, and Communication"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"174669","name":"Toyota\u2019s Mobility Challenge"},{"id":"174670","name":"Wheel Chair"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}