All Autonomous design articles
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ArticleFirst Sight: Mercedes-Benz Vision One-Eleven – Orange Revolution
Mercedes-Benz has launched the Vision One-Eleven, which draws on the legendary C111 from 1970. Car Design News was on hand for a first-hand look
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ArticleAutonomous shuttle designers target a ‘friendly’ feel
This year’s CES signalled that autonomous shuttles will remain a hot topic in 2023. CDN’s Mark Smyth looks back at some of those on show
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ArticleAutonomous vehicles must be inclusive
If autonomous vehicles are the future of mobility, they must meet the needs of all riders
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ArticleHow will autonomous driving shape car design?
Car Design News investigates how autonomous driving may shape car design in coming years
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ArticleHow important is smell in car design?
Car Design News chats to design firm Full Fathom about multisensory design
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ArticleMormedi's modular autonomous concept challenges conventional vehicle design
Design agency Mormedi has revealed an autonomous shuttle concept that shapeshifts between taxi, limousine, truck or last-mile delivery droid as needed
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ArticleOpinion: the future of sports cars is off-road
The era of the sports car may be over, but there is chance that a new generation of adventure vehicles will offer similarly affordable thrills. At the other end of the spectrum, autonomous vehicle present challenges that few designers are prepared to face right now. Nick Hull, associate professor at Coventry University and CDN regular, considers these contrasting typolgies
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ArticleFrom neglect to respect: Car interiors become a priority
Experts from General Motors, Lotus and Lawrence Technical University discuss the impact of electric vehicles, robotaxis and eco-tech on the car interior
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WebinarWatch: Back to the Future of Interiors
Watch this Car Design News livestream featuring General Motors, Group Lotus and Lawrence Technological University as they reflect on changing interiors over the last 20 years and as they look ahead to the next 20.
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ArticleZeekr to design autonomous ride-hailing car for Waymo
A pod-like EV from Zeekr, a far cry from its sporty debut 001, will be used in Waymo’s self-driving fleet
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ArticleInterior Motives Summer 2021: SAIC IM Airo
Heatherwick Studio, which designed the revamped London Routemaster Bus and the 2012 Olympic Cauldron, has created the SAIC Airo ‑ a living room on wheels that cleans the air as it moves
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ArticleChina winner announced - Magna 2021 Global Bold Perspective Award
Hyper connected mobility solutions, air taxis and a host of other outlandish concepts featured in the Magna’s Global Bold Perspective Award. Read on to discover the winner’s futuristic vision
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ArticleWatch: A deep dive into Pininfarina’s Teorema mobility concept
Legendary automotive styling house Pininfarina unveiled its new mobility concept, dubbed Teorema, at Car Design Dialogues Asia 2021. The design teams in Italy and China worked together in a virtual environment, aiming to recapture the feeling of “la dolce vita” from the 1950s and 60s
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ArticlePininfarina’s Teorema concept aims to put the enjoyment back into the journey
In some eyes, autonomous vehicles sucks the fun out of driving, which is why Pininfarina’s new mobility concept is aimed at helping enjoy travel in new ways
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ArticleAudi’s Marc Lichte on the premium brand’s autonomous revolution
Audi’s head of design Marc Lichte talks ‘revolution’, sexy GTs and vans (and why the Grand Sphere is very much the former not the latter)
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ArticleBMW i Interaction Ease - interior only concept
This concept collaboration between BMW’s Californian DesignWorks satellite and its Munich studio gave us a compelling insight into how cloud-enabled ‘shy tech’ could deliver a luxury autonomous travel experience while also simplifying the interior to the point that it was difficult to recognise this was a car at all.
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ArticleSeating Trends Spotlight
Car designers have been exploring different seating configurations in expectation of self-driving technology
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ArticleApex AP-0 combines LIDAR with lightness
The Hong Kong backed, British built Apex AP-0 electric supercar intends to gamify track driving for future car enthusiasts. We spoke to the lead designer
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ArticleGordon Murray Design’s Motiv concept
The Gordan Murray Design Motiv concept was recently shown at the MOVE 2020 mobility show in London. We speak to one of the lead designers involved in the project
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NewsCruise reveals its “production-ready” Origin autonomous car
Cruise Automation, a mobility startup with funding from GM and Honda, has debuted its new… car?
