美国的旧金山一家创业公司Good2Go开发了一款应用程序,帮助人们在大城市方便地找到清洁、光线充足的厕所。这款程序为用户提供附近商户、私有场所如餐厅、日杂商店的厕所,还能估算要等多久才能如厕。不仅如此,该公司为这些厕所设施进行了升级,安装无需触碰的感应灯、洗手池、干手器和马桶。全部只需对着感应器招手,用户不需在厕所里触碰任何物体表面就可以完成如厕。用户到了厕所所在地后,将软件生成的密码刷到感应器上,门会自动打开,而不需要去柜台领钥匙或征求主人应允。甚至连进马桶隔间的门都是自动开关的。现在这个软件提供的厕所只限于旧金山中心城区,第一个合作伙伴是一家创业者和投资人常去的咖啡厅。软件目前免费,计划将来会收取每天2.99美元的使用费或50美元包三个月的费用。公司认为这款产品会受到司机们的欢迎。

Business |  You'll never use a filthy public bathroom again if this start-up has its way

A San Francisco start-up called Good2Go developed an App to make it easy to find clean, well-lit bathrooms in any major city. And users won't have to touch a single surface inside them, either.The app will present users with a map of nearby bathrooms at businesses such as restaurants and grocery stores, along with a rough estimate of how long a user will have to wait in line there.Once on site, users will wave an app-generated code at a sensor on the door to unlock it automatically, with no need to pick up a key at the counter or ask permission.The start-up modernizes the facilities, installing "touchless" lights, sinks, hand dryers and toilets, all operated by waving a hand across a sensor. Even the door to a Good2Go bathroom opens automatically.For now, it only works in downtown San Francisco, and its first partner is a cafe known as a hangout for start-ups and investors. The app is free for now, but will be charged $2.99 for a day pass and up to $50 for a three-month-long subscription. The company expects the app will appeal to drivers.