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Wednesday 14 October 2015

RINSPEED "BUDII" CONCEPT


ARTICLE: SELF DRIVING CARS

Taken from article based around Self-Driving Cars.

"Ford's Callum sees the possibility of interior design returning to the era of stylized Renaissance horse-drawn coaches. But a big factor in the aspirational vs. appliance question is whether autonomous cars will allow for a sense of "arrival" at a destination.
"If it's a bespoke infrastructure just for autonomous vehicles, then you just have an appliance, because you won't be 'arriving' anywhere. It will just be regimented," Callum says.
"But how cool would it be to arrive at the door of a restaurant, step out and be able to tell the car to go away? There is an element of theater there.""

https://soundcloud.com/automotive-news/self-driving-dreams

THE EVOLOUTION OF AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY

How the technology in cars has evolved over 100 years.

http://mashable.com/2015/01/05/car-tech-ces/#_4ccUwCcZkqP



INSPIRATION: CITROEN GT









INSPIRATION: DESIGN THE FUTURE








DESIGN QUOTE

1. Good design is innovative
2. Good design makes a product useful
3. Good design is aesthetic
4. Good design makes a product understandable
5. Good design is unobtrusive
6. Good design is honest
7. Good design is long-lasting
8. Good design is thorough, down to the last detail
9. Good design is environmentally friendly
10. Good design is as little design as possible
- Dieter Rams

WHO ARE THE CAR PEOPLE?

For this Live project we will be working towards presenting our designs and research to The Car People


  • A Used Car Retailer
  • Established 15 years ago
  • Three locations
  • 400 employees
  • £165m Turnover


PRODUCT DESIGN PROJECT BRIEF

Live Project with The Car People
Areas to Consider throughout our design process:

Occupants

  • Driver
  • Passengers
  • Pets
  • Children
  • Elderly
  • Able bodied/Disabled
  • Teen drivers

Safety

  • Passengers
  • Pedestrians
  • Reducing distractions
  • Protecting from the effect of alcohol & drugs
  • Fatigue

On Board

  • Ingress/Egress
  • Cargo management
  • Storage
  • Needs of elderly
  • Needs of disabled
  • Need of passengers
  • Recreational needs

Others

  • Pollution & climate change
  • Multi-tasking
  • Business ownership & usage
  • Integration of technology
  • Parking
  • Servicing & maintenance


Our Brief: To Design a new feature or system that could be incorporated into cars of the future to have a positive impact on people's lives.