Urban Mobility Archives

We Need a New Design Approach for Shared Autonomous Cars

Car Design Research — Fri, 05 Feb 2021 09:00:00 +0000

One of the things I often hear about autonomous shared cars is how they will reduce the number of cars we need. But I don’t get it. It sounds simple: instead of people having their own car that they use very little, there will be far fewer cars that will be shared, meaning that each autonomous car will be used far more than cars are today. Simplistically (and I know this is far from the whole truth), instead of having many cars with […]

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PriestmanGoode Unveils Vision for Future of Ride-Hailing Vehicles

Eric Gallina — Fri, 22 Jan 2021 09:00:00 +0000

PriestmanGoode is more commonly associated with their work in aircraft interiors, hospitality and product design, though the London-based design consultancy has also designed public transport and high-speed trains. In the past year, the company has designed smaller use-case vehicles to transport goods and passengers in urban areas. The New Car for London is one such proposal. The New Car for London (NCFL) concept is the company’s vision for the future of ride-hailing vehicles. The fully autonomous vehicle was designed to […]

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Volvo TIO Concept Imagines Future Personal Mobility

Eric Gallina — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 09:06:00 +0000

The Volvo TIO concept is a design study for a future single passenger mobility vehicle for urban environments. Conceived... LOGIN OR SUBSCRIBE TO VIEW

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Honda 3E-D18 Robotic Workhorse

Eric Gallina — Thu, 11 Jan 2018 09:02:00 +0000

Honda’s AI-equipped autonomous 3E-D18 platform robotics concept, designed by Honda R&D Americas, was built to ’empower’ and emphasize the concept that robotics and people can work together while leveraging each other’s strengths. By replacing the upper attachment, the 3E-D18 can perform various tasks such as fire-fighting, farm work and sports training support. Its off-road capabilities allow autonomous operation on rugged terrain such as farms and mountains.

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Honda Reveals 3E Robotics Concepts

Eric Gallina — Wed, 10 Jan 2018 09:29:31 +0000

Honda introduced its new 3E (Empower, Experience, Empathy) Robotics Concept at the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), demonstrating a range of experimental technologies engineered to understand people’s needs and make their lives better. The 3E Robotics Concept system is comprised of four individual concepts, each available to help users in different scenarios: 3E-A18, a companion robotics concept that shows compassion to humans with a variety of facial expressions 3E-B18, a chair-type mobility concept designed for casual use in indoor or […]

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Chris Bangle Talks REDSPACE REDS Prototype In New Video

Eric Gallina — Wed, 29 Nov 2017 10:11:24 +0000

Chris Bangle has revealed a much anticipated new car project at the Art Center College of Design. Officially called the REDSPACE REDS, the electric urban vehicle features an array of innovations as well as an intriguing design language — one that’s been created with user needs and market trends in mind. And it’s a vision that’s very near production. The REDS prototype clearly doesn’t look like anything on the road today, and that was one of the main objectives. The […]

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Creating Unique Sound Systems for Electric Cars

Eric Gallina — Tue, 31 Oct 2017 09:32:23 +0000

Besides mere ‘styling’, there is a lot that goes into creating a vehicle design. The increase in electric vehicle development... LOGIN OR SUBSCRIBE TO VIEW

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Tata Ultra Electric Bus Concept Looks to Future of Public Transport

Eric Gallina — Fri, 07 Oct 2016 07:27:56 +0000

The Ultra Electric Bus Concept is the first full-electric bus from Tata Motors. With zero emissions and noiseless operation, the bus has a 40-person carrying capacity, can achieve a range of 100 km (with AC powered on) and has a 5-6 hour recharging time. It can also reach a maximum speed of 80 km/h. “Being a 100% electric vehicle, it had to communicate that with its exterior design,” says Tata designer Shashwath Bolar. Working from the design keywords ‘advanced’, ‘protective’ […]

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Yamaha Teams Up With Gordon Murray for Third Attempt at Road Car

Eric Gallina — Wed, 18 Mar 2015 21:18:33 +0000

Yamaha is a maker of motorcycles, and a good one at that. It’s second only to Honda in size in the two-wheeled world. But the company is now looking to enter into the European car market with an urban runabout, and they’ve again tapped Gordon Murray to design it. You may recall a similar story from two years ago, when Yamaha unveiled a new car called the Motiv (pictured) at the 2013 Tokyo motor show. The car had been designed […]

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Toyota Reveals Urban Utility Concept

Eric Gallina — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 08:47:06 +0000

The Toyota Urban Utility concept was developed by CALTY Design Research in Newport Beach, CA, as a response to the needs of the maker movement, an invention-focused community that is transforming cities with growing entrepreneurship. Inspired by a growing innovative spirit in urban areas, Toyota has created the Urban Utility — aka U2 — concept; a vehicle specifically designed to cater to the lifestyle and needs of an entrepreneurial, urban driver. It will be unveiled at the World Maker Faire […]

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Google’s Driverless Car Signals the Future of Mobility

Eric Gallina — Mon, 02 Jun 2014 15:43:18 +0000

It’s no secret that automakers the world over are working on autonomous vehicles. Technologies that enable vehicles to detect objects in blind spots or in the dark, steer away from obstacles and brake without human intervention are already on a number of new vehicles available today. But now Google’s gone one step further, unveiling the first prototype of a vehicle that has the potential to drastically change the way we travel: the first fully autonomous ‘Self-Driving’ car. Devoid of traditional […]

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New Mobility Concepts Take Center Stage in Tokyo

Eric Gallina — Fri, 13 Dec 2013 11:39:20 +0000

‘Smart Mobility’ was the overall theme of this year’s Tokyo motor show. Visitors could experience first hand a variety of new mobility vehicles including the Renault Twizy, Honda’s angular copy, the MC-Beta, and the Toyota iRoad amongst others in a controlled environment. Of course, Tokyo wouldn’t be Tokyo without some madness. Kawasaki came to the fore with its J Concept motorcycle, a three-wheeled contraption with a low riding position that appears to be built by Martians, not humans. The concept […]

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