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It is not usual for a home design blog to feature an automobile. But I guess it depends on what your definition of an automobile really is. Ever wondered about a day when your entire home is nothing but an evolved version of the ‘automobile’ itself? Sure, we have all seen self driving cars with cozy interiors in sci fi movies, but I think this concept by Mike and Maaike (a San Fransisco based industrial design studio) takes it to a whole new level. They envision the car of tomorrow to become a moving habitat that you live in and not just merely a machine to drive on.
They call it ATNMBL a (short for Autonomous Automobile).
Mike and Maaike feel that:
Today’s car industry is brainwashed by its own car culture, with its obsession for speed, styling and fantasy. The car business has become one of repackaging, steering people’s focus towards style and a narrow definition of performance, not on our true needs.
Moving away from the beaten down track of high speeds and accelaration, they emphasize that the performance criteria of tomorrow’s cars would be measured in terms of time-saving, quality of life, and increased exploration that it enables its users. Freed from the monotony of driving, people would be able to enjoy quality time while in transit: socializing, gaming, movies, business, videocalls, web surfing, sleeping or discovering new places with powerful voice controlled search and navigation.
Passengers enter ATNMBL from the curb side through an electric glass sliding door into a standing-height entryway.
Inside, the seating arrangement is a direct reference to the familiar living-room setting of a couch, side chair and low table. Riders are oriented towards each other and to the view outside through the large floor-to-ceiling windows on both sides. Centrally oriented is a large flat display that features live trip information, maps, and entertainment. The display can slide up to reveal a bar behind. A new and comprehensive sense of control is introduced through voice recognition and a touch screen remote control (or one’s personal phone), offering riders a wide range of trip planning, ride sharing and performance settings that can be very detailed for those who want elaborate control or extremely simple for those who would rather just relax and enjoy the ride.
Here is a brief summary of features the ATNMBL would have:
• fully electric powered plus solar assist
• driverless navigation via GPS, Lidar, radar, accelerometers
• wrap-around seating for 7
• voice recognition and remote for real-time control/ input
• large display for info, searches, browsing, communication
• open-source software with downloadable apps for carpool and car-share through social networking, pre-loaded trips, city tours, virtual drivers, etc.
• live trip info on mini display
• electric door, standing height entryway
• electronically tinted windows
• all wheel drive with motors in each wheel
• very few mechanical parts (drive by wire)
• bar
Our kudos to these people who push the limits!
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Hmmm, I like the concept. With self-drive and tinted windows it’s be perfect for a commute to work too – step out of the shower into your car in a bathrobe, have breakfast and get dressed while it takes you to the office. Then send it home on its own so it’s available for the rest of the family to use.
You’d need to outfit each car with sensors, and network them together and probably to one or more central stations to generate the sort of information each car would need to navigate hazards and obstacles – immediate updates to traffic/weather/accident reports would be a must. Though the biggest hazard would probably be anyone who was driving manually on the same road. Something like this probably wouldn’t be feasible unless everyone had one, or the controlling AI was smart enough to deal with the problem the average road lunatic presents.
I can’t imagine the vehicles themselves would be hard to make right now; expensive, but not prohibitively so, and costs would decline as production increased. The infrastructure to support them on the other hand…
Yes, But, it will probably have AI… so piss it off too much and you’ll be filled with glass
Not the kind of car you’d like to “go parking” in. Too many windows.
It has a bar in it? lol cool..
this car is fantasy… cool, but fantasy.
I have hit two deer with my truck , I wonder what would happen if that thing hit a deer.
Pretty cool;
But it reminds me of an evolved version of a limousine;
It would be cool if everyone could have one tho;
no more drunk drivers or car accidents;
and road trips would be a breeze