Every year Hyundai and Kia hold their R&D Idea Festival. This is where engineers have the opportunity to create what they see as the future of vehicles.This year ten entries made it to the final presentation stage after just six months of development time. From cars that double as giant musical instruments and augmented reality driving, to solar vehicles with detachable electric bikes, everything was innovative.
Prepare for a whole new way of looking at vehicles.
Here is a peak at some of our favorites:
This is for areas where polluted and dirty water is all that's available. This bike is a water purifying unit that doubles as a washing machine. Since people in Africa travel a long way to wash clothes, this cuts out that journey and allows people to wash on the go – say, on the way to school.
The pedaling moves the water, powering the unit. But there is also a motor that can power the rider and do the washing all at once, without the need to pedal. At the moment filters need to be bought but the hope is that a more affordable solution will be created.
The machine cost $6,000 to develop so if made on a larger scale could be far more affordable.
In areas where water is rare this device can collect the sacred wet stuff in the air and spray it down on the land below. The idea is to supply water to crops or people below.This is just a concept but the final model would fly a lot higher so as to collect more moisture. This model uses a four-propeller drone unit but the final model would likely have eight.The water is sprayed out so it could be used for crops or even to stop fires. Dropping water can also help to purify the air in areas where quality is poor.
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Prepare for a whole new way of looking at vehicles.
Here is a peak at some of our favorites:
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| Wafrica |
This is for areas where polluted and dirty water is all that's available. This bike is a water purifying unit that doubles as a washing machine. Since people in Africa travel a long way to wash clothes, this cuts out that journey and allows people to wash on the go – say, on the way to school.
The pedaling moves the water, powering the unit. But there is also a motor that can power the rider and do the washing all at once, without the need to pedal. At the moment filters need to be bought but the hope is that a more affordable solution will be created.
The machine cost $6,000 to develop so if made on a larger scale could be far more affordable.
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| Life Zeppelin |
In areas where water is rare this device can collect the sacred wet stuff in the air and spray it down on the land below. The idea is to supply water to crops or people below.This is just a concept but the final model would fly a lot higher so as to collect more moisture. This model uses a four-propeller drone unit but the final model would likely have eight.The water is sprayed out so it could be used for crops or even to stop fires. Dropping water can also help to purify the air in areas where quality is poor.
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