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Chapter Six
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2. Jenna Goudreau, “The Cities with the Most Extreme Commutes,” Forbes, March 5, 2013, http://www.forbes.com/sites/jennagoudreau/2013/03/05/cities-with-the-most-extreme-commutes/.
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7. Ibid.
8. Michael Montemerlo et al., “Junior: The Stanford Entry in the Urban Challenge,” Journal of Field Robotics 25, no. 9 (September 2008): 569–597, available at Stanford.edu, http://robots.stanford.edu/papers/junior08.pdf.
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15. Benjamin R. Freed, “Uber’s Fight with D.C. Officials Resumes as Taxi Commission Issues New Sedan Regulations,” DCist.com, September 20, 2012, http://dcist.com/2012/09/ubers_fight_with_dc_officials_resum.php; Tony Kalanick, “Strike Down the Minimum Fare Language in the D.C. Uber Amendment,” Uber blog, July 9, 2012, http://blog.uber.com/2012/07/09/strike-down-the-minimum-fare/; Julian Hattem and Brendan Sasso, “FTC Sides with Uber in D.C. Taxi Fight,” The Hill, June 12, 2013, http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/305161-ftc-sides-with-uber-in-dc-taxi-fight.
16. Ben Gilbert, “Temporary Restraining Order Blocks Uber and Others from New York City Operations,” engadget.com, May 2, 2013, http://www.engadget.com/2013/05/02/uber-hailo-nyc-temporary-restraining-order/.
18. Leena Rao, “Uber Sued by Taxi and Livery Companies in Chicago for Consumer Fraud and More,” TechCrunch.com, October 5, 2012, http://techcrunch.com/2012/10/05/uber-sued-by-taxi-and-livery-companies-in-chicago-for-consumer-fraud-and-more/.
19. Rebecca Greenfield, “Cambridge Wants Uber Out, Too,” Atlantic Wire, August 14, 2012, http://www.theatlanticwire.com/technology/2012/08/cambridge-wants-uber-out-too/55770/.
20. Liz Gannes, “FlightCar Is the Latest Sharing Economy Startup to Face Legal Trouble,” AllThingsD.com, June 7, 2013, http://allthingsd.com/20130607/flightcar-is-the-latest-sharing-economy-startup-to-face-legal-trouble/.
21. Mike Ramsey, “Tesla Clashes with Car Dealers,” Wall Street Journal, June 18, 2013, http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324049504578541902814606098.html.
Chapter Seven
1. Greg Klerkx, Lost in Space: The Fall of NASA and the Dream of a New Space Age (New York: Random House, 2004), 72.
2. Freeman Dyson, introduction to The High Frontier: Human Colonies in Space, by Gerard O’Neill, 3rd ed. (Ontario: Collector’s Guide Publishing, 2000), 5.
3. Klerkx, Lost in Space, 77.
4. Ibid.; Jeremy Hsu, “Total Cost of NASA’s Space Shuttle Program: Nearly $200 Billion,” Space.com, April 11, 2011, http://www.space.com/11358-nasa-space-shuttle-program-cost-30-years.html.
5. Klerkx, Lost in Space, 44–53.
6. Newt Gingrich, Window of Opportunity: A Blueprint for the Future (Tom Doherty Associates, 1987), 59.
7. Clara Moskowitz, “Space Tourist to Unveil Private Mars Voyage Today,” Space.com, February 27, 2013, http://www.space.com/19977-private-mars-mission-dennis-tito.html.
8. Robert Zubrin, The Case for Mars: The Plan to Settle the Red Planet and Why We Must, rev. ed. (New York: Simon & Schuster, 2011), 282–291.
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