Self-driving concept car goes full-metal, nixes windows

Now here’s a self-driving car that truly looks like it belongs in the future. Designed by the European Institute of Design of Turin and the magazine Quattroruote, Shiwa (which means fold in Japanese) is an all-metal beauty. Unfortunately, if you’re claustrophobic, this might not be the car for you. It takes out the window and replase that with metal composite panels with an aluminum finish. What you get inside is an augmented reality lair filled with multimedia projected on the walls. Inside it feels more like a lounge instead of a car with the goal of bringing the passengers together. And as an Individual Identity Companion Vehicle, it’s meant to recognize is passengers and learn more about them so the car’s behavior suits the interests and habits of the passgener.

It’s powered by four electric motors, one of each placed in the wheels, turning this into an all-wheel drive EV. The design might look out of this world now but Shiwa’s designers foresee this vehicle or something like it landing on our streets by 2030.

Source: Mashable