{"id":32503,"date":"2019-10-23T08:00:16","date_gmt":"2019-10-23T06:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autodesignmagazine.com\/?p=32503"},"modified":"2019-10-23T15:31:27","modified_gmt":"2019-10-23T13:31:27","slug":"italdesign-moby-overcomes-the-barriers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/autodesignmagazine.com\/en\/2019\/10\/italdesign-moby-overcomes-the-barriers\/","title":{"rendered":"ITALDESIGN WHEEM-I ELIMINATES ARCHITECTURAL BARRIERS"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Wheelchairs Mobility Interface, designed by Italdesign, is the first example of smart mobility for wheelchair users. Not only cars, bicycles or electric scooters: the concept of sharing can also be extended to wheelchair users, thanks to a brand new project developed by Italdesign according to the most advanced standards of smart mobility. It’s called WheeM-i – acronym for Wheelchairs Mobility Interface – and was presented, partnering with Etisalat, at the Dubai World Trade Centre during GITEX Technology Week.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Italdesign\u2019s WheeM-i is the first mobility service designed for wheelchair users; it\u2019s the bicycle-sharing system equivalent for wheelchairs: it consists of \u201cwheel-on\u201d, semi-autonomous, electric devices, located in urban hubs, that will make travelling around cities much simpler and easier for people with lightweight manual wheelchairs. Users will be able to book WheeM-i through an app, then will reach the closest hub and get on board the pre-booked WheeM-i with their own wheelchairs; at the end of the service, users will return it to the closest hub, making it available for the next ones. WheeM-i features integrated systems that help users to avoid any collisions with fixed or mobile obstacles and it is designed to help them to easily overcome architectural barriers.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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“We firmly believe that the mobility of the future must have a positive impact on the lives of all of us. WheeM-i is part of this vision, which we really hope to make a reality,” said J\u00f6rg Astalosch, Managing Director of Italdesign.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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