Toyota Biomobile Mecha Concept: 2007 LA Design
As you’d expect from any Press Release:
It is the year 2057 and due to limited ground space, vertical architectures have caused the transportation industry to create new pathways that also explore vertical space.
An innovative solution is discovered in biomimicry. Inspired by life found in nature, the vehicle is powered by pollution with dynamic driving instincts and structural adaptations to accommodate the user’s need for space.
This vehicle’s unique capability to extract pollutants in the air and utilize it as an energy source restores balance to our atmosphere. It is able to autonomously adapt to its driving environment by utilizing its four nano-laser wheels. Nanotechnology also enables the structure of the vehicle to expand and contract horizontally and vertically to serve as a compact commuter, an aerodynamic performance vehicle and temporary dwelling.
Calty Design Research
Design Team: Edward Lee, Erwin Lui, Yo Hiruta & Kevin Hunter
- Audi Virtuea Quattro: 2007 Design La
Audi’s design proposal for mobile transportation in 2057 is quite simple; the Virtuea Quattro concept a single-seater, hydrogen-powered pod that’s equipped with a interactive holographic interface. That means the driver can “dressâ€...
- Vw Concept Slipstream: 2007 La Show Design Challenge
VW’s Californian Design Center has come up with a two-wheeled teardrop shaped vehicle for this year’s “Design Los Angeles†(see here). According to VW’s design team, the Slipstream travels in an upright orientation occupying...
- Frankfurt: Toyota Iq Concept – Mini Prius, Anti-smart
Undoubtedly, the iQ is one of the 2007 Frankfurt Show stars in our books. Who’d ever expect that a Toyota, and especially a hybrid Toyota could ever look so good? A big bravo to the guys working at Toyota’s European design studio in France...
- Frankfurt Show: Hyundai I-blue Fuell-cell Electric Concept
Hyundai’s eco-friendly proposition for this year’s Frankfurt Show is a 2+2 Crosssover that goes by the name i-Blue Fuel Cell Ellectric Vehicle –yes, that’s the full name of the prototype. Developed at Hyundai's Design and...
- Geneva: Toyota Hybrid X Concept
Another motor show, another hybrid concept from Toyota. This one proposes a new design language for future Toyota hybrid models. If you scroll down and take a look at the official press release you’ll see that Toyota uses the word “J-Factorâ€...