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The new elevator technology by Thyssenkrupp has done away with ropes in favor of a direct drive, so the lift can go up and down as well as sideways.

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Elevator can go sideways

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Click link below for video:

http://www.cnn.com/videos/cnnmoney/2017/06/29/reinventing-the-elevator-mxb-lon-orig.cnnmoney/video/playlists/stories-worth-watching/

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