Since a week there are busses with WiMax, 3G and GPSR driving around in Stockholm, Sweden. The purpose is to collect metrics from the busses (and later also metro trains), as a side effect there's free internet connectivity for the passengers.
/Joakim
Another one rides the bus
Cisco Systems is collaborating with cities around the world to see if broadband can be exploited to cut down energy consumption and traffic. In San Francisco, the company has rigged up municipal buses with free Wi-Fi to coax commuters out of their cars. CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos grabs a transfer and checks it out.
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