City bus designs have barely changed in 50 years. This is the radical proposal of two German designers, in collaboration with the car manufacturer Brose.
The electric vehicles and autonomous driving reduce transport mechanics to a minimum.
Electric motors require fewer components than combustion engines. And if we also eliminate the driver, the entire infrastructure of the steering wheel, dashboard, etc. can be excluded.
Thanks to this, vehicles such as Campus Shuttle, which at least visually is like a bus stop … turned into a bus.
Is about an idea by German designers Nils Achenbach and Kilian Wiesmann, who have worked with the German automotive supplier Brose. It is not just a concept, but the idea is to get to manufacture it, that’s why Brose is behind it.
Campus Shuttle is an electric, autonomous and transparent city bus. It is accessed by paying for a ticket through the mobile phone, which at the same time acts as a key to open the vehicle door.
Inside the transport, as in a conventional bus, passengers can stand or sit in 3 or 4 folding seats. In total there is room for 6 to 8 people.
Being a modular design, this rolling bus stop It could be manufactured with more or less seats, according to the needs.
In the center of the vehicle highlights the huge information screen that shows all the necessary data related to the bus route, and to the stops themselves.
But it is an interactive touch screen, so passengers can interact with it to find more specific information, such as nearby restaurants, places worth visiting, etc.
In principle, as its name suggests, this electric and autonomous bus is designed to public tours of the last mile (trips of less than 5 km).
For example, trips to the university campus, shopping centers, sports stadiums, the historic center of the city, etc.
At the moment these are just ideas, but it is important that designers and vehicle suppliers and manufacturers are already working on all kinds of proposals for the imminent electric and autonomous transport. This way they will be ready when technology allows them to be put into practice.