Car designers elevate Archer’s plan to reshape air travel The nature of commercial aviation has remained largely static, but Archer plans to change that with its multi-disciplinary team of designers Car Design News
Jean-Philippe Salar: “Strong storytelling will generate good design” Jean-Phillippe Salar, design director at Mobilize, explains the thought process behind the two electric vehicles set to launch in 2025 Car Design News
Tesla channels Streamline Moderne with latest autonomous vehicle concepts A pair of driverless concepts points the way to Tesla’s future Karl Smith
In pictures: MG Cyber GTS The MG Cyber GTS is debuting at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, where MG is honored as the ‘celebrated marque’ of this year’s event. Car Design News
In pictures: Verne – Rimac’s new autonomous mobility bet Car Design News shares new images of the autonomous mobility start-up backed by the Rimac leadership team Car Design News
IAA Mobility Design Conference Livestream A precursor for ”Building a Creative Culture”, this panel looked at how designers from Mahindra Group and Ford are cultivating a high-performing and creative culture in the world of design, and producing a roadmap to creativity in their studios James McLachlan
How auto and architecture crossover in the ‘Nth Space’ It may sound like science fiction, but the function of the car may be expanded in the coming years to a fusion of architecture, urbanism and transportation. Two design giants, BMW/Designworks, and Gensler Architects, step up to the challenge with a collaboration that radically re-envisions the car and the city. We speak to them about the results.
Volkswagen reveals bold autonomous Gen.Travel concept Volkswagen has weighed in on the future mobility argument with the Gen.Travel – a radical-looking autonomous vehicle with shades of the Rumpler Tropfenwagen. It is aimed at providing a premium alternative to short haul flights and longer train journeys. Klaus Zyciora and Peter Wouda spoke exclusively to Car Design News about the concept James McLachlan
Watch: What’s next for the sports car? Watch this livestream where we explore the future of the sports car through the lens of styling, technology, lighting, UX and sustainability James McLachlan
SAIC Design unveils MG Maze digital concept SAIC Design, the London-based design studio of the Chinese mega brand, has released a digital concept that draws heavily from the gaming world to make electrified cars fun to drive Car Design News
Pininfarina’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 James McLachlan
Mahindra launches Coventry design studio Indian automotive giant Mahindra is launching an advanced design studio in Coventry Car Design News
Watch: Leveraging design to re-shape mobility Paul Priestman, Dale Harrow and Chris Thorpe come together to discuss mobility and the role of designers as vehicles evolve Car Design News
Polestar launches annual design competition Polestar is looking for talent and supporting designers Maxine Morland
Changing supplier business models will influence car design A squeeze on automotive suppliers, together with the adaptation of new technology, will lead some major players to play a bigger role in overall vehicle design and in shaping customer user experiences Daniel Harrison Christopher Ludwig
Cruise reveals its “production-ready” Origin autonomous car Level-5 AV will begin testing in the near future – if the government approves it… Karl Smith
CES 2020: Segway-Ninebot shows swift single-seater Segway is branching out with new ideas for urban mobility, taking a different approach from its traditional stand-up scooters. The design of its S-Pod has been inspired by the mobility spheres in the Jurassic World film Karl Smith
CES 2020: Sony builds a car Sony shows a sleek, four-seat sedan packed with proprietary tech Nick Gibbs
CES 2020: MetroSnap, Rinspeed’s biggest concept to date Rinspeed’s Snap concepts have been around for a while but bear close inspection because, as the new MetroSnap demonstrates, these mobility concepts explore fundamental mobility conundrums though supplier technology and cooperation Karl Smith
RCA brings rural mobility to the RAC Teams of RCA intelligent mobility students tackle the needs of those in remote villages Michael Gooderham
Stricter EU CO2 regulations will reshape vehicle platforms and car design As OEMs try to reduce CO2 and transition to electric vehicles in the face of the high fines, we expect a profound impact on vehicle design. Automotive from Ultima Media
First Sight: Canoo’s canoo A new automotive brand dedicated to electric power, a subscription model, and urban living Karl Smith
First sight: Yanfeng XiM20 If you are designing a ride-share autonomous vehicle, how do you make an emotional connection with your passengers? Farah Alkhalisi
Visions of tomorrow at Goodwood FOS’s Future Lab Like any good motorshow Goodwood gave us a glimpse into the future of mobility, with a whiff of whimsy too Laura Burstein
Is the Crossover MPV is the shape of the future? April’s Shanghai motor show made us think hard about the shapes of the future Drew Meehan
Leading Ideal - A car designed from the touchscreens out The ‘Elon Musk’ of China, Li Xiang, is building an EV automotive brand from scratch Drew Meehan
Concept Car of the Week: Quasar Khanh’s Unipower City Car The Unipower City Car, a tiny rolling glass box, was introduced in the 1960s, and designed by an unlikely engineer-turned-car and furniture designer, Quasar Khanh Karl Smith
Technology focus - in UX is less more? Leaps in digital technology continue to transform the way we interact with vehicles. Here we look at the variety of approaches to touchscreens Car Design News
Technology focus - reading our emotions Trying to read, and even affect the emotions of people in vehicles, is being seriously applied by car manufacturers and suppliers Car Design News
Small Urban Vehicles – the other kind of SUV The tiny but fascinating story of Small Urban Vehicles Lem Bingley
LA 2016: AutomobilityLA conference Round-up of the first day’s conference presentations Chris Maillard
Covering the last mile: a history of mixed-mode concepts Exploring the ultimate concept car accessory Lem Bingley
