San Francisco’s Toilet of the Future Lasted Three Days Before a Systems Failure

San Francisco’s Toilet of the Future Lasted Three Days Before a Systems Failure

"...In an effort to avoid changing the city’s nickname to the Bidet by the Bay, San Francisco Public Works partnered with the company JCDecaux to develop and launch the toilet of tomorrow, officially referred to as an “Amenipod.” 

A press release (gotta read this!) from the department gushed (so to speak):

“Beginning at Embarcadero Plaza, the original forest green Art Nouveau-style toilets are being replaced with a new model that has more efficient and effective cleaning systems, as well as better lighting that includes a skylight to bring in daylight from above and a rain-water collection network that supports routine washing...