When the auto does the driving, everyone inside is just another passenger.
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Concept 26 is developed keeping the result of the research in mind, with the name of the concept reflecting the average daily commute to work of 26 minutes – time that could be spent doing something more meaningful than sitting in stop-start traffic.
“It’s all about people”, said Robin Page, Vice President of Interior Design at Volvo Cars.
On Wednesday, Volvo revealed Concept 26 – the company’s vision of what riding inside a driverless vehicle will be like in the future.
Relax is all about enjoying the drive, with the driver’s seat moving to a reclined position while the car’s computer suggests different things to watch on the aforementioned 25-inch monitor.
The automaker’s regulating a time in California to entrance a Concept 26, an interior-design investigate that gives us a spirit during a arrange of flexibility we can pattern from a automobile that can be both driven and not driven, depending on a driver’s mood. “By providing drivers the choice of when to drive or delegate driving, we are able to retain the love and freedom of the open road while fixing the broken commute”. As for the three modes, Drive provides a traditional, manual driving experience while minimizing driver distraction, while Create allows for a variety of configurations for the seat, table and screens that will allow the driver to engage in a wide range of activities such as reading, working on a project or consuming media and other online content. Naturally, the vehicle is driving itself in the Create mode.
A sideview of the Volvo Concept 26 while in “Relax Mode” where the seats recline with footrests.
“Driving can still be fun and liberating on the right day and on the right road, but a few parts of driving, notably the daily commute in many metro areas, is stressful, frustrating”, explains Anders Tylman-Mikiewicz, the general manager of the Volvo Monitoring and Concept Center, in a statement.
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