BOT
Designed at: LAMK
Graduation project
Year: 2013
BOT is a vision of future urban transportation system based on electric self-driving cabs. It is meant as an alternative for owning cars and public transport. As it is envisioned mostly for commuting purpose, it allows ride-sharing. The system checks if it is possible to combine transport inquires of multiple people into a joined ride, to increase the speed and efficiency.
BOT gives people functionality of a car, without having to own one. Unlike public transport, BOTs operate only when and where needed (as opposed to buses, which often drive empty after rush hours). It is cheap, safe and allows shared rides, thus reducing the cost per ride and traffic congestion. It is perfectly suitable for daily rides to work. Thanks to its spacious, flexible interior and a
sliding ramp it is accessible for everyone. It provides door-to-door mobility, not only for working adults but also for children, elderly and people with disabilities. Ride sharing allows meeting new people, which could strengthen the feeling of belonging to the society.
BOT is safe. It uses numerous sensors to navigate itself on the streets. It senses all stationary and moving objects and uses AI to drive safely. Self-driving technology, unlike manually controlled vehicles, doesn’t put constraints on the users - they can be under-age or sight-impaired and still easily move around cities.
BOT gives people functionality of a car, without having to own one. Unlike public transport, BOTs operate only when and where needed (as opposed to buses, which often drive empty after rush hours). It is cheap, safe and allows shared rides, thus reducing the cost per ride and traffic congestion. It is perfectly suitable for daily rides to work. Thanks to its spacious, flexible interior and a
sliding ramp it is accessible for everyone. It provides door-to-door mobility, not only for working adults but also for children, elderly and people with disabilities. Ride sharing allows meeting new people, which could strengthen the feeling of belonging to the society.
BOT is safe. It uses numerous sensors to navigate itself on the streets. It senses all stationary and moving objects and uses AI to drive safely. Self-driving technology, unlike manually controlled vehicles, doesn’t put constraints on the users - they can be under-age or sight-impaired and still easily move around cities.
Vehicles that automatically cruise the streets of our cities shouldn’t look aggressive. That’s why BOT was given nonthreatening, humble and friendly look. BOT can express emotions with its animated light-eyes.Thanks to it’s AI, it can recognize people, chat with them and establish a true human-machine connection.
Featured in BBC. Concept adapted by ZOOX.
