The Royal College of Art London’s Master’s programme in Intelligent Mobility builds on the rich history of automotive design and places it in the context of a series of emerging social, cultural and technical changes. These include the shift to autonomous systems, renewable energy, demographic changes and the increasing synthesis of man and machine. Here is a selection of ten of the 24 projects developed by students enrolled in the course and graduating this year: Zhenyu Kong, Bowen Jia, Gordon Wah, Maxime Gauthier, Richard Newman, Yewen He, Annan Li, Chenbin Wang, Jan Niehues, Miao Li, Ruoqi Lian, Yonghao He, Bangning An, Daniel Kwon, Jinchun Li, Minghao Luo, Woojae Kim, Yuanhao Wang, Benjamin Miller, Dinesh Raman, Leesu Kim, Qiukai Wang, Ximing Lou and Zhengxuan Xie. The other projects can be seen here.
Canoo Explore: is specifically focused on exploring remote areas for professional purposes. It features interchangeable modules, allowing for maximum versatility and adaptability and minimum footprint in any terrain or environment. This unique modular design, combined with its rugged construction and advanced technology, makes the vehicle extremely essential and the ideal solution for responsible vehicle-based expeditions.
Nomadic Bobos 2035: is a global RV sharing service. My vision is to promote a free and rebellious lifestyle where people work on the road, live on the road, and explore on the road. Living their life to the fullest. Inspired by Jack Kerouac’s ‘On the Road’, I went for a road trip along the Mediterranean sea. During the trip, I developed the idea for this project, a nomadic lifestyle for digital bohemian bourgeois in the near future.
Unmastered: is an experiment with the concept of ‘luxury’ within a vehicle context, exploring the temporality of experience through materiality. Acknowledging the needs and desires of a modern consumer mindset to produce a design that can be distilled into two core elements of the ‘body’ and the ‘clothes’. Where the ‘body’ is built for longevity and the ‘clothes’ are proposed as regenerative textiles which take an anthropomorphic lifespan, inspired by Francis Alÿs’ ‘sometimes making something leads to nothing’. Creating a solution which promotes new luxury values in a more sustainable way.
Bentley Grand Tour Revival: In 2040, population expansion and urbanisation will make city living overly crowded and stressful. Urbanites will dream of luxury escapes without hassle. Imagine an escape tailored to the individual, the Grand Tour Revived inspired by Bentley. An autonomous service meeting every need and desire from door to destination without needing to own your own vehicle.
Mercedes-Benz Bio-cross: is a vision for Mercedes-Benz bio-aesthetics in the next decade. By using cellular design thinking and layers of bio-transparency, the exterior will show different layers of information to the audience. The signature intelligent tubes conveys energy and information from inside to outside, which made the vehicle an extension of the human inside. The design was developed from a sculpture stage to reach a concept vehicle level.
Future Nest Concept: the proposition is to build an intelligent mobility that can enhance bonding between family members and provide a positive shared mobility experience. Through my FMP, I want to first look forward to the changes that future urban planning will bring to people’s living units, and then speculate people’s future lifestyle and daily activities, through which I could find my users’ needs and demands, so as to arrive at a solution on mobility design.
EMS: Due to the congestion and the shortage of hospital staff in current London, ambulances often fail to arrive at the scene within the specified response time. However, with the development of autonomous vehicles and automation technology In the future, the number of paramedics in the ambulance can be reduced from 2~3 to 1, and the size of the car can be greatly reduced. In this case, the ambulance can reach the scene faster.
Atena: In modern society, intelligence has replaced muscle power to become the first productive force. The target of this project is to design a motorcycle that allows every-body to enjoy riding without being limited by their bodies (Height,strength) in 2040.
Bmw Inside-Out Concept 2048: the new generation car design project takes inspiration from Henry Moore’s “Mother and Child” protection series sculptures, with a focus on creating a sense of protection and shelter for the user. The car’s asymmetrical design blends the boundaries between the exterior and interior, creating a seamless experience for the driver.
Gro: is more than just a brand – it’s a lifestyle. As an evolving urban mobility and lifestyle brand, gro is always pushing boundaries and staying ahead of the curve. The users are unique individuals with their own needs, preferences, and tastes and gro is here to cater to them.
