MIT Car
At MIT the idea of mobility in the urban context was rethought via an on-going research project. Designed for mobility in downtown cores, this concept car is for passengers to navigate the city intelligently and ecologically. This project comprises the testing and making of a vehicle which re-invents the car as an object, and redefines the user's relationship to metropolitan patterns. The intention was to take the design process “out of the box," of car design alone. The prototype will be designed from a new perspective: that of architecture, energy, ecology, planning, and urban design. The project was formally led by architect Frank O. Gehry. General Motors has been responsible for much of the support and resources as well as the MIT Design Lab, Smart Cities Group, and Media Lab. The final show car will be presented at MIT.
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References
- "The Boston Globe Magazine: "2050 Future Shock," Douglas Belkin, Sun. 01.02.2005.
- "Popular Science "The Guru of Impossible Engineering Creates a Car," Jessie Scanlon pp. 105-9, Sept. 2004.