Jackson Blvd., Chicago’s ‘Hosting Boulevard,’ as it is commonly referred to by industry-folk, is a busy street. With the Sears Tower, the Chicago Board of Trade, the massive Union Train Station and a half-dozen web hosting companies (including SingleHop) there is always a lot going on. During a break from work a number of us from SingleHop were walking down the street on our way back to the office when we saw this driving down the street (in traffic, I might add.)

The car was maybe two and a half feet high, and there was a person inside it – but you couldn’t really see him. At first we thought it was unmanned, until we saw someone moving inside the ‘bubble’ on top.

Following closely behind it was what looked like an operations van. It said ‘Solar Powered Car Head – Do Not Follow’ on the back and there were a number of people inside.