cazalea
[Seiko Moderator]
17076
Car of the Future? The Mini Urbanaut
A cuddle-bunnie for your transportation needs? See the whole show here (note the lack of steering wheel and controls)
It's only plywood and Virtual Reality Goggles at this point
From the mind of this guy
and these guys
and a hundred million of this
WAH!
Cazalea
Car of the Future? The Mini Urbanaut
A cuddle-bunnie for your transportation needs? See the whole show here (note the lack of steering wheel and controls) LINK TO SLIDE SHOW It's only plywood and Virtual Reality Goggles at this point From the mind of this guy and these guys and a hundred mil...
As a taxi alternative, why not?
Cities aren't always suitable for private cars, so I don't regret this as a cab or ride hailing platform. The future of app-driven ride hailing is in this kind of vehicle with some combination of autonomy and electric drive. Best, Tim
I'm not sure taxi use is where this is aimed
perhaps best with a genteel clientele in a upscale neighborhood -- it looks a little "soft" for urban commercial use ... Here's an extract from a review on CNET What is the Urbanaut concept? Well, you know what a van is, right? This is like that but with ...
I suspect this will wind up more commercial than personal vehicle.
Like many concepts, I expect this will be far more utilitarian if it ever sees the light of day. In the end, it's more likely that the person who's indifferent to driving, lives in an urban area, or lives at school would just use a ride hailing service fo...
That's a very probable evolution
It's of course greatly influenced by where you live... out in rural areas, being say 30 miles or more from a city center with no transit solutions almost makes ownership mandatory.
