Filed under: Concept Cars, Geneva Motor Show, Hatchback, BMW, Electric
Every year Frank Rinderknecht and his team at
Rinspeed come to the
Geneva Motor Show with another fantastical concept car, and next year's will be no exception. Though the show may still be several months away, the Swiss outfit is already giving us a glimpse of what to expect.
Rinspeed's latest project is called the Budii, and it aims to "redefine the relationship between man and machine." As you might have guessed, that means driverless technology. Specific details at this point are limited, but the design calls for an electric vehicle with an adaptable cabin featuring drive-by-wire steering wheel. That wheel can swing out of the way to the center of the dashboard or to either side, should driver or passenger (as blurred as those rigid concepts become in this case) wish to take control.
Beyond that we don't know much at this point, but the image above seems to indicate it'll be based on the
BMW i3. Meanwhile the long list of partners and suppliers suggest it'll feature a design by
Mansory, a Harman infotainment system and a Carl F. Bucherer analog clock embedded in the dynamic dashboard.
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