DESIGN NAME: N01
PRIMARY FUNCTION: Race Car
INSPIRATION: Cars have remained quiet the same for years.
Its architecture is developed considering, mainly, the human figure.
The human figure is an important factor on races.
High speed collisions can be lethal.
The human body has limits and so races are limited by the human factor.
So what if we remove the human from the car? Cars would be able to go faster and faster. There would be freedom for innovation in car architecture and changes in the status quo. The only limit will be the machine limit.
UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: N.01 is a concept designed that can be developed for autonomous race or remote piloting.
Created as a vision for the future of the race cars, its iconic form is somehow aggressive and minimalistic at once.
The fact that this vehicle lacks a pilot provided the freedom to play with shapes and the automotive architecture.
Marked by an extremely low profile, its in-wheel electric motors enhance this slim aesthetic without compromising power.
OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: A car that does not need a human inside to be piloted. It can be fully autonomous or remoted piloted. This way race can go to another level, more extreme giving space to new challenges.
PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: November 2017 - till now. Sao Jose do Rio Preto-SP Brazil
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PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: Simple architecture, possible due to electric and autonomous technologies.
Carbon fiber body that covers the mechanics, in a clean and essencial way, like a blanket covering an object, it has rational shapes that emphasize what is underneath.
SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: Width 1800mm x Depth 4.100mm
TAGS: race, concept, iconic, clean, innovative
RESEARCH ABSTRACT: The design of the N01 was developed around three key words: essential, iconic and dynamic. The strong source of inspiration we used it was what we called the 'bed sheet covering' concept, in which, we imagined objects covered by a sheet. This way we have shapes that are totally rational and functional, the sheet takes the shape of what is underneath, showing what is essencial leading to a clean design. This way we ended up with a design, in which every line and every volume has a purpose.
CHALLENGE: The main challenge of this design was to consider a totally new car segment and architecture. No pilot is needed, no room for pilot must be consider, the traditional architecture of cars is completely changed.
It is almost like a blank paper to be filled.
The upcoming challenges are the engineering part further development
and to build the 1st prototype.
ADDED DATE: 2018-12-08 04:32:07
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IMAGE CREDITS: Fernando Pastre Fertonani, 2018.
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