Next is an advanced smart transportation system based on swarms of modular self-driving vehicles, designed in Italy. Each module can join and detach with other modules on standard city roads. When joined, they create an open, bus-like area among modules, allowing passengers to stand and walk from one module to another.
more than platooning cars or road trains, next modules when joined work as a single unit, so you can walk inside like in a huge bus
A single Next module is long as a Smart ForTwo, about 2,7meters, but instead of two, it fits 6 people sitting + 4 standing
When multiple custom modules are joined you can walk among them
more than platooning cars or road trains, next modules when joined work as a single unit, so you can walk inside like in a huge bus
Next is the Future of Transportation
The modules can drive autonomously on regular roads, join themselves and detach even when in motion, and that when joined, the doors between modules fold, creating a walkable open space among modules.
These key features are the reason why this project is radically different and not comparable to other projects such as: folding cars (Hiriko and similar), Rinspeed Micromax and any other modular roadtrain system based on new railways, dedicated infrastructures or on the locomotive-followers paradigm.
Call a Next
Wherever you are, just use
Next Appwill come to you and bring you to your selected destination. to call a module that
Self-Optimized
The smart routing system
of Next will autonomously
drive the vehicles and join
together modules, in order to
redistribute passengers and
optimize occupancy rate,
cutting energy consumption
and traffic footprint.
Services in Motion
During the trip you can call for service modules (bar, shop, toilet, restaurants etc.), which directly reach and join the module you are in, while in motion, without any stops.
Next V2 Logistics Video
The logistics is the same, just the external design
is different. The new video with the brand new design
is coming soon.
First of all, Next saves a lot of space, even compared with small, single-users pods.
6 seats + 4 people standing, in just 8,8 feet (2.7 meters) of length or in 6,2 feet (1.9 meters) when joined.
Here in detail, the Stakeholders Analysis, with and without Next.
You can see how almost every single transportation stakeholder could gain considerable benefits from the introduction of Next mobility .
Next's release time frame will be around 2020, so its direct competitors will be self-driving taxi pods, carpooling systems and autonomous electric busses.
The analysis clearly shows that Next wins this occupancy and quality comparison even against its future stronger competitors.
This means a huge market share opportunity, considering all the users that will shift to Next.
Electric and self-driving cars will disrupt the transportation market, generating a complex scenario of new opportunities, new needs and issues to be resolved.
Next will be the Answer!
Based on the previous flowchart, you can get a clear idea about the evolution of demand in the transportation market.
You can clearly see that, thanks to cheap and safe transportation, user demand will shift to a brand new trend, the "Life in Motion" trend.
Next will be usable as a versatile personal car,
or its stock can be bought by a public transportation company to optimize it, or by companies to put their business in motion.
This will create a dynamic, physical internet of mobility.
A Next mobility unified Ecosystem.
Any kind of trip at any time of day will be highly optimized using Next, as shown by these infographics.
Next is a 'swarm vehicle', that greatly outperforms conventional transportation when used in conjunction with other modules. Its strength lies in its considerably greater room for optimization compared to conventional cars. A swarm of Next modules improves traffic fluidity, commute time, running costs and pollution prevention by optimizing each module occupancy rate, while being backed by solid design choices.
References:
[1] "Driverless Cars - Trillions are Up for Grabs." by Chunka Mui & Paul B. Carroll - Forbes Series
[2] www.templetons.com/brad/robocars/
[3] publictransport.about.com/od/Transit_Planning/a/The-Last-Mile-Problem.htm
[4] www.forbes.com/sites/jeffmcmahon/2013/03/06/top-eight-reasons-people-give-up-on-public-transit/
[5] www1.eere.energy.gov/vehiclesandfuels/facts/2010_fotw613.html
[6] www.humantransit.org/2011/04/basics-walking-distance-to-transit.html
[7] www.braive.vislab.it/equipment.php
[8] www.fhwa.dot.gov/ohim/onh00/onh2p3.htm
[9] highspeedcharging.wordpress.com/2011/05/26/electric-car-costs/
[11] en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_efficiency_in_transportation
Passengers and goods can move freely among joined NEXT modules
Multiple customized NEXT modules can join, for example creating a work and cafe open space
Passengers and goods can move freely among joined NEXT modules
From the first concept created in 2012, a lot of research and development has been done.
We are proud to announce the brand new Next 2015 design.
Elegant, minimal and sleek, but also more aerodynamic thanks to the new shape and the wheels integrated inside the structure.
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