Science fiction or distant reality: Audi passenger cabin concept

By CARSIFU | 20 March 2018


TURIN, Italy: An entirely electric, fully automatic concept for horizontal and vertical mobility has been imagined by Audi, Italdesign and Airbus.

Conceptual Pop.Up Next is not just a flight of fancy – A jointly developed passenger cabin concept that can be attached to a car or flight module is one future mobility solution system.

The “Pop.Up Next” modular concept could, in the distant future, transport people in cities quickly and conveniently on the road and in the air, at the same time solving traffic problems.

The ultra-light, two-seater passenger cabin can be attached either to a car module or to a flight module.

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Audi is supporting the project with know-how on battery technology and automation.

The dominant interior feature is a 49-inch screen, while interaction between humans and the machine is performed by speech and face recognition, eye-tracking and a touch function.

“Creativity is needed where new mobility concepts for cities and people’s diverse needs are concerned. Italdesign is an incubator for innovative technologies and radical prototyping. Pop.Up Next is an ambitious vision that could permanently change our urban life in the future,” says Dr. Bernd Martens, Audi Board Member for Procurement and President of Italdesign.

Italdesign develops future-oriented vehicle concepts for Audi and customers around the globe.

A first version of Pop.Up already had its premiere at the Geneva Autosalon a year ago.

Pop.Up Next is significantly lighter than its predecessor, and the interior has been redesigned.

Audi, Italdesign and Airbus combine self-driving car and passeng

Audi, Italdesign and Airbus combine self-driving car and passeng




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