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As part of an experiment by Audi, Lindsay Rule made it from Boston to San Francisco relying only on the kindness of strangers and the electronic networks that now tie us all together. 作为奥迪公司的一项实验，Lindsay Rule仅仅依靠陌生人的帮助、和将我们连在一起的网络，成功得从波士顿抵达旧金山。 Hitchhiking, especially as a woman, has never been the safest activity. But the rise of smartphones and social networks has made the prospect of sharing a car--or a house--with a stranger much more palatable. Add that to the fact that young adults are buying fewer cars than ever, and there’s a strong case for car companies to start digging into carsharing and other alternative revenue streams. 搭车旅行从来都不是一项安全的活动，尤其对女性来说。但是随着智能手机与社交网络的发展，与陌生人搭车甚至共享一所房子都成为了可能。加上越来越多的年轻人都不再买车，是时候让汽车公司开始发展共享租车业务和其他的赚钱渠道了。 As part of a partnership between Architizer and Audi’s Urban Future Initiative, which examines the convergence of mobility, architecture, and urban development, Rule was sent on an ambitious assignment: traveling from Boston to San Francisco in two weeks without spending any money (there was a $100 emergency fund). She succeeded. Architizer与奥迪合作构建的城市未来倡议能够检验城市发展、机动性及城市架构是否全面。而作为倡议中的一部分，Rule得到了一项高难度的任务：在两周内，从波士顿出发前往旧金山，途中不得有任何金钱支出（有100美元的紧急基金）。她成功了。 | 
