amanojaku Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 http://technolog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/01/07/5787276-ces-automated-two-wheeler-aims-to-be-the-car-of-the-future So, the segue didn't mwork, so they're trying to fix it by supersizing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xavier Onassiss Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 Re: I hope we have cooler looking cars than this in the future. Looks bizarre, but the cities are getting congested enough to justify something like this. If it improves the parking situation I'll get behind it. On cross-country highways, however, that thing would be road-kill waiting to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tasha Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 Re: I hope we have cooler looking cars than this in the future. Also they need to deal with cargo capacity a bit. I lot of in city driving deals with getting groceries or other things like clothing etc. This would be a great vehicle to have in the city, though I wouldn't want to be in one if a regular car hits it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markdoc Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 Re: I hope we have cooler looking cars than this in the future. This part was cool: "It's bristling with GPS antennas and motion sensors, so it can autonomously sense possible collisions and avoid them on its own. (And because it can drive itself, you can retrieve it by telling it to come to you.)" I can see going to work in something like this (though a little more practically designed and a little less cutesy) and then send it off to a parking/recharging building. When you finish work, you call it. cheers, Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tasha Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 Re: I hope we have cooler looking cars than this in the future. This part was cool: "It's bristling with GPS antennas and motion sensors' date=' so it can autonomously sense possible collisions and avoid them on its own. (And because it can drive itself, you can retrieve it by telling it to come to you.)[/i']" I can see going to work in something like this (though a little more practically designed and a little less cutesy) and then send it off to a parking/recharging building. When you finish work, you call it. cheers, Mark The problem won't be with the automation, it will be with the fools with the organic brains (or what passes for brains) who are driving on the same roads as these vehicles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 Re: I hope we have cooler looking cars than this in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escafarc Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 Re: I hope we have cooler looking cars than this in the future. hey I'm still waiting for my bubble car: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Querysphinx Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 Re: I hope we have cooler looking cars than this in the future. It looks more like a fancy computer mouse than a vehicle. Do I right click or left click. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xavier Onassiss Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 Re: I hope we have cooler looking cars than this in the future. hey I'm still waiting for my bubble car: Of course if you were 1cm tall the one in the pic would be just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmjalund Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 Re: I hope we have cooler looking cars than this in the future. How about this one? [ATTACH=CONFIG]37764[/ATTACH] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndianaJoe3 Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 Re: I hope we have cooler looking cars than this in the future. This one's better. [ATTACH=CONFIG]37765[/ATTACH] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost-angel Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 Re: I hope we have cooler looking cars than this in the future. Also they need to deal with cargo capacity a bit. I lot of in city driving deals with getting groceries or other things like clothing etc. This would be a great vehicle to have in the city' date=' though I wouldn't want to be in one if a regular car hits it.[/quote'] No kidding - I like that they're getting up on smaller, less resource hogging vehicles that are easier to park. But if I can't fit my groceries, or any shopping, in them - you've defeated the purpose of why people go out to places other than work. No one will buy a "commuter car" and a "shopping car" both. If they don't address getting some cargo capacity these ideas will die horrible flaming deaths of stupid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phookz Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 Re: I hope we have cooler looking cars than this in the future. Maybe they can make a wireless, semi-autonomous cargo car that follows you. You bring it along when you need groceries and whatnot, leave it at home when you don't. That way you only use up the extra space when you need it. The red one wasn't so bad. The blue one... I think they could make it uglier, but it would take a lot of effort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xavier Onassiss Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 Re: I hope we have cooler looking cars than this in the future. No kidding - I like that they're getting up on smaller' date=' less resource hogging vehicles that are easier to park. But if I can't fit my groceries, or any shopping, in them - you've defeated the purpose of why people go out to places other than work. No one will buy a "commuter car" and a "shopping car" both. If they don't address getting some cargo capacity these ideas will die horrible flaming deaths of stupid.[/quote'] Something with a folding passenger seat, perhaps? That two-seater could have a lot more cargo space if you stow the extra seat when you're shopping alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darbor Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 Re: I hope we have cooler looking cars than this in the future. The key to making any of these vehicles work is to have roads just for them, excluding all "normal" cars and trucks. I could actually see a city where all gasoline powered/meat controlled vehicles are excluded. You park your car at one of the "park-n-swap" lots around the city and ride in your electric vehicle inside the city limits. You would enter your destination and the vehicle would drive itself. You could have larger electric vehicles for cargo. This is really the only way I see this working. I have no doubt this could work with today's technology. It's only getting everyone to agree to do it that makes it nearly impossible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markdoc Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 Re: I hope we have cooler looking cars than this in the future. The key to making any of these vehicles work is to have roads just for them, excluding all "normal" cars and trucks. I could actually see a city where all gasoline powered/meat controlled vehicles are excluded. You park your car at one of the "park-n-swap" lots around the city and ride in your electric vehicle inside the city limits. You would enter your destination and the vehicle would drive itself. You could have larger electric vehicles for cargo. This is really the only way I see this working. I have no doubt this could work with today's technology. It's only getting everyone to agree to do it that makes it nearly impossible. I don't think that's necessary - these things are not a great deal smaller than the 2 seater Smart car, and you find those everywhere in Europe, including on the motorways and major roads. As gas prices rise, and congestion gets worse, you may see an acceleration of the trends that are already underway. If more cities enact congestion charges but exempt small-footprint vehicles and if gas hits 10 bucks a gallon (neither impossible or even that unlikely in the relatively near future) then the people driving larger vehicles in cities might be in a distinct minority. Modern cities sprawled as direct consequence of cheap gasoline and government support for widespread car manufacturing. If economic pressures start pushing in other directions, cities will reconfigure themselves accordingly. cheers, Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
薔薇語 Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 Re: I hope we have cooler looking cars than this in the future. Maybe they can make a wireless, semi-autonomous cargo car that follows you. You bring it along when you need groceries and whatnot, leave it at home when you don't. That way you only use up the extra space when you need it. The red one wasn't so bad. The blue one... I think they could make it uglier, but it would take a lot of effort. So, where will I attach my Little Red Wagon? ^^ La Rose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darbor Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 Re: I hope we have cooler looking cars than this in the future. There are two different issues here. If we are just talking about carbon footprint then a switch to electric will go a long way toward meeting our goals. No other changes would be necessary. If congestion is the issue then it will not be solved by these vehicles sharing the roads even with smart cars. Motorcycles are smaller than these segway cars but they do just fine on the roadways. The problem will be the acceleration and top speed differences of the segway car and all other vehicles currently on the road, including the new electric cars. I will qualify what I just said in this way. Seattle has a program to allow low powered electric vehicles on some roads. These are not much more than the typical golf cart so are closer to the segway car. The idea is to allow people to take them to the local grocery, etc. I have never seen one on the roads but I think they can work, as can the segway cars, where they keep to lightly traveled residential areas. I think the current state of congestion would only get worse if they were to go out onto the main arterials. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 Re: I hope we have cooler looking cars than this in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phookz Posted January 11, 2011 Report Share Posted January 11, 2011 Re: I hope we have cooler looking cars than this in the future. That's pretty cool. Is that carbon fiber on the doors, hood and ground effects? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted January 11, 2011 Report Share Posted January 11, 2011 Re: I hope we have cooler looking cars than this in the future. Honestly, I have no idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted January 11, 2011 Report Share Posted January 11, 2011 Re: I hope we have cooler looking cars than this in the future. It's likely, given that there were apparently versions of that car built with an all-carbon fiber chassis. That is an SLR McLaren, which, ironically, came out in '02 or '03 and was discontinued last year... so it's not a future car. It is being replaced by the SLS. This vehicle is out of my price range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted January 11, 2011 Report Share Posted January 11, 2011 Re: I hope we have cooler looking cars than this in the future. If you have Kazei 5, that's a Mercedes SL2025 AMG on the cover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escafarc Posted January 12, 2011 Report Share Posted January 12, 2011 Re: I hope we have cooler looking cars than this in the future. http://www.wimp.com/futurecars/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted January 12, 2011 Report Share Posted January 12, 2011 Re: I hope we have cooler looking cars than this in the future. A pretty good roundup of the current future of passenger vehicles at http://jalopnik.com/5731884/these-are-tomorrows-cars-today . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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