Thursday, January 3, 2008

Robot Cars of 2057 - Nissan's OneOne !


Going on the theory that robots will become a "helpful member of the family," the OneOne will not only drive you to the grocery store, but will also do the grocery shopping.

It's guided by GPS and moves with a skating motion similar to rollerblading. It can lie down for more speed or stand up for easier parking and storage.

Credit: Nissan Design America

Mercedes Benz !


The micro-metallic particles on the SilverFlow are arranged by manipulating magnetic fields. Like a space bag for your clothes, the car can essentially be shrunk for easy storage.

Credit: Mercedes-Benz Advanced Design of North America

Mazda's Motonari !



"The entire structure of the vehicle is comprised of a 100 percent re-prototypable, carbon nano-tube/shape memory alloy weave with a photovoltaic coating. This enables programmable tensiometry and fluid movement while ensuring efficient energy transfer to the in-wheel electro-static nanomotors," according to Mazda.

Credit: Mazda R&D North America

One to the power of four !



Honda also introduced its car named "One to the power of four" in the Robot Concept cars for 2057. Uses combination of Artificial Intelligence and molecular engineering to transform it self into 4 different types of vehicle on the choice of its owner.

Credit: Honda Research and Development

GM's Ant !




General Motors also presented its concept of Robot Cars for 2057, this car based on the concept of Ant because it considers ant "The Nature best commuter" because as far as team is concerned ants do well at coordinating traffic. Ant will use more enhanced version of current GM's OnStar communications system to create vehicle-to-vehicle communication for coordinating traffic patterns.

Credit: General Motors Advanced Design, California