Google gave the Shweeb $1,000,000.

At Velocity Valley in Rotorua, New Zealand, there's the Shweeb: a pedal-powered monorail. It's a fun ride: but in 2010, Google gave it a million dollars as a potential "future of transit". ▪ Thanks to Velocity Valley: https://velocityvalley.co.nz/

SOURCES:
https://web.archive.org/web/200911090...
https://web.archive.org/web/200810120...
https://web.archive.org/web/201205061...
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articl...
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-ple...
https://www.businessinsider.com/googl...

Camera: Rakaea Te Rangi-Trotman
Producer: Virginia Wickham at Kevin & Co https://www.kevinandco.co.nz/

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