He and Olli had just met several hours earlier.
However, the job was not satisfying for him.
The problem in Colombia is that product design, its not as strong, Sarmiento says.
But how do you whip out so many vehicle ideas quickly?
It didnt seem effective hiring a team interesting to the Internets store mind.
So, the Local Motors co-creation community was born.
There, the company arranges competitions and challenges for designs of land and air vehicles.
Olli is Local Motors latest.
This is different, as it is a self-driving system rather than a vehicle.
Olli became a reality with the help of some 100 partner companies.
Last, he had seen Olli, it was a 2-foot-long, 3D scale model.
Not much, he says, laughing.
I think they need us.
He says Local Motors is not like Porsche with secret testing tracks and big unveilings at auto shows.
We will share with our community to the end, Rogers says, till we die.
Its also not like Tesla.
Referring to Google and Tesla, he says, In a sense, I think they need us.
We make it clear what people want, Rogers says.
So far they havent said yes, Rogers says.
The original Olli is being test-run this summer around National Harbor, south of Washington, D.C.
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