Interior design of a personal autonomous vehicle enhancing interaction and experience


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Creator/Artist: Nipurn Solanki

Category: Mobility Design

Document: P2 Project

Batch: 2017-2019

Source: India,   IDC IIT Bombay

Period:  2009-2018

Medium: Report pdf

Supervisor: Prof. Nishant Sharma


Detailed Description

Autonomous cars, electric mobility and shared mobility services are some of the cutting-edge technologies which offer a great potential to be explored. Any one of these alone would be an interesting development, but all three together is a tectonic shift. Electrification and autonomy will bring new technology which will affect the package and proportions of the cars. Where are we going to place the motors? How are the passengers going to sit? All of that is now open to new interpretation. In the future the unique selling point for cars is going to be the experience that an interior space offers. With autonomy, the notion of comfort will change. In the current scenario, there is a particular seat set up for driving, and the ergonomics are also set up for driving. But, with autonomous vehicles, when the use changes to an environment where people can spread out, relax, or even take a nap, then the environment should adapt accordingly. The project primarily focuses on exploring different such ideas of interiors for a personal autonomous vehicle.