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Fig. 4 Amphibious truck
DUKW
Fig. 5 All-in-one
transportation
And amphibious (land-water) truck was developed (“DUKW”, 1942) (Fig.
4
) for
example, to cater to such needs.
But these are still an integration of two industries. We still have to go ahead to
realize a seamless and cross-modal transportation or to realize all-in-one trans-
portation (Fig.
5
).
2.2 Wheelchair and Personal Mobility
If we look at things from a different angle, there are areas where much knowledge
and experience can be shared. Let us take a wheelchair and personal urban transport
for example. Wheelchairs are designed from the
!
first for the handicapped and
wheelchair industries produce only wheelchairs. This is primarily because
requirements vary too much from person to person. But if we look at P.U.M.A
