Vehicles for variably sized transportation

A method for a vehicle for variably sized transportation, comprising:

• identifying a transportation task having a source, a destination, a route between the source and the destination, and a number of people;
• gathering external environment and route information including route width, height, or traffic condition for the transportation task;
• adjusting a plurality of exterior and interior elements coupled to a vehicle basis of the vehicle from a first operational configuration to a second operational configuration, wherein the plurality of exterior and interior elements are to be coupled to the vehicle basis of the vehicle, at least some exterior and interior elements of the plurality of exterior and interior elements are collapsible or movably coupled to the vehicle basis to provide the plurality of exterior and interior elements to be coupled to the vehicle basis at a first set of positions or a first set of extended or collapsed states to form the first operational configuration, and coupled to the vehicle basis at a second set of positions or a second set of extended or collapsed states to form the second operational configuration, the first operational configuration provides for a first shadow and a first passenger or cargo space for a first number of passengers or cargos, the second operational configuration provides for a second shadow and a second passenger or cargo space for a second number of passengers or cargos larger than the first number of passengers or cargos, and the second shadow and the second passenger or cargo space have at least a longitudinal dimension or a latitudinal dimension respectively larger than a longitudinal dimension or a latitudinal dimension of the first shadow and the first passenger or cargo space, wherein the first shadow is determined by a first exterior longitudinal dimension and a first exterior latitudinal dimension of the first operational configuration, the second shadow is determined by a second exterior longitudinal dimension and a second exterior latitudinal dimension of the second operational configuration, wherein the vehicle basis comprises an adjustment actuator, the adjustment actuator is to facilitate reconfiguring or repositioning at least some of the exterior and interior elements from the first operational configuration to the second operational configuration, and wherein the at least some of the plurality of exterior and interior elements reconfigured or repositioned from the first operational configuration to the second operational configuration include one or more of an engine, a fuel system, a cooling and lubrication system, an exhaust and emission control system, a drive train system, a suspension, a steering wheel, or a brake system.

A vehicle for variably sized transportation, comprising:

• a vehicle basis;
• a plurality of exterior elements and a plurality of interior elements coupled to the vehicle basis;
• wherein at least some of the exterior and interior elements are collapsible or movably coupled to the vehicle basis to provide the plurality of exterior and interior elements to be coupled to the vehicle basis at a first set of positions or a first set of extended or collapsed states to form a first operational configuration, and coupled to the vehicle basis at a second set of positions or a second set of extended or collapsed states to form a second operational configuration;
• wherein the first operational configuration provides for a first shadow and a first passenger or cargo space, and the second operational configuration provides for a second shadow and a second passenger or cargo space, wherein the first shadow is determined by a first exterior longitudinal dimension and a first exterior latitudinal dimension of the first operational configuration, the second shadow is determined by a second exterior longitudinal dimension and a second exterior latitudinal dimension of the second operational configuration;
• wherein the first and second shadows and the first and second passenger or cargo spaces differ in at least one of the longitudinal or latitudinal dimensions;
• wherein the vehicle basis comprises an adjustment actuator, the adjustment actuator is to facilitate reconfiguring or repositioning of at least some of the plurality of exterior and interior elements from the first operational configuration to the second operational configuration;
• wherein the vehicle is a first variably sized vehicle, and the first variable sized vehicle further includes an attachment part attached to the vehicle basis of the first variable sized vehicle, to combine with a second variable sized vehicle through the attachment part, while the first variable sized vehicle is in the first operational configuration with the first shadow, and the second variable sized vehicle is in one of at least two configurations that provides for a smaller of at least two shadows;
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• wherein the at least some of the plurality of exterior and interior elements reconfigured or repositioned from the first operational configuration to the second operational configuration include one or more of an engine, a fuel system, a cooling and lubrication system, an exhaust and emission control system, a drive train system, a suspension, a steering wheel, or a brake system.