Something I've seen a lot of on my nocturnal Manhattan dogwalks: Idling ambulances and parked Lincoln Town Cars with the drivers in them, heads always inclined downwards at the same angle, eyes open, faces lit from a bluish-white source below. Get closer and you see they're on laptops, killing time while waiting for their next call to come in, and with their vehicle strategically parked near a building with good wi-fi.
As I used to drive an ambulance myself, I can tell you that these drivers are working-class guys for whom a laptop is a huge improvement over the dog-eared issue of the Daily News or El Diario that used to suffice as a time-killer. It's also a recent-enough phenomenon that having to wedge it between your lap and the steering wheel has probably not yet registered as a hassle.
But that's in the front seat. For wealthy passengers who ride in the backs of cars, that won't do. This, on the other hand, will:
