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R'Stream motorcycle
Clément Lagneau
This sustainable electric motorcycle revolves around the notion of creating sound in an electric mode of transport in order to improve the safety of the rider while preserving the values and pleasure of riding a motorcycle. By using aerodynamics, the concept is able to alter the sound emitted in different environments: in the city at low speed, the vehicle uses infrabass to emit a natural sound, which gets progressively higher pitched as speeds increase. The practical benefits of an electric motorcycle have also been enhanced: a storage compartment replaces the conventional fuel tank and coupled motors in both wheels improve traction and stability.
Shape and Drive
Maxime Jaffray
Inspired by the Velib concept of shared bicycles around Paris, Jaffrey created this shared car interior. The 2+1, 2205mm-long concept features a malleable, electro-polyluminescent intelligent membrane that enables users to reconfigure the interior of the vehicle to suit their own individual needs. Jaffrey told CDN he "wanted to give a personal feeling to a vehicle that is also used by others". By simply pulling on airvents, door panels, the IP, center console and other interior elements, users are able to transform the layout into a multitude of different variations. The three slat passenger seat can transform into a bed, face front or rear or slide under the driver to free up the passenger area for larger loads.
Win'doo concept
Erwan Besancon
The Win'doo concept is intended to simplify urban transport for the vertical cities of tomorrow. Blending the attributes of a car, elevator, train and subway, the 1+1 seat vehicle is a progression of the vehicles that park alongside high rise buildings in Minority Report. At 4400mm long, the concept is 800mm wide - roughly the width of a motorcycle - and 1200mm high. Powered by electromagnetic propulsion, the car works in sync with a system of rails on buildings, which, through a triangulation of arms, parks the car outside the user's home or office. As the vehicle is part of the building, its exterior aesthetic - consisting of a lightweight carbon fiber frame surrounded by transparent polycarbon for rigidity and strength - needed to be pleasing, Besancon explained. The vehicle is guided by the palm of the users hand rather than a steering wheel.
Egeus 2100
Mikael Deschamps
An amphibious concept intended for the year 2100, the Egeus is an urban vehicle that can maneuver through streets as well as canals. Deschamp's prediction, with the growth of cities and rising water levels, is that the population of these vast metropolises will begin to expand into water. As such he created the 2+2 passenger Egeus, which he contends can be used in congested urban areas (where it is autonomous) as well as recreationally on weekends. Inspired by insects, the cacoon-like shell of the vehicle is seen as protection, but the car can also open completely. Using fiber-electric technology, the roof and rear become soft and malleable when electricity is passed through them.
3-Ways
Nathalie Castaing
A word play on the high-speed ‘freeway' used by motor vehicles, the 3-Ways concept is a walker/caddy/basket which resolves the issue of decreased mobility among elderly people. Thanks to three in-wheel electric motors and a center hub-mounted unit, the light, intuitive vehicle can adapt to different situations, maintaining the same constant speed as it is being pushed. If the user squeezes the grips tightly or releases the handles, the vehicle stops. As the gyroscopic structure is already in use in Segways and Li-polymer batteries also exist today, the concept could be easily developed.
Other projects on show included the Kaisui amphibious vehicle by Frédéric de Magalhaes, the Bye'K travel bike by Jeremie Boqueho, the Noé train interior by Esther Bacot, a Volkswagen Doncamatic by Vagarsh Saakyan, the Steam 999 tourist train by Loic Lautredou and the Volkswagen Nozzle by Adrain Vigilia.
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