Rinspeed previews Budii concept ahead of Geneva show
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/conceptcars/" rel="tag">Concept Cars</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/geneva-motor-show/" rel="tag">Geneva Motor Show</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/hatchbacks/" rel="tag">Hatchback</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/" rel="tag">BMW</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/electric/" rel="tag">Electric</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/rinspeed-budii-concept/"><img alt="Rinspeed Budii Concept" data-credit="Rinspeed" data-mep="603318" src="http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/5befe57ecc349c9a375d9f07a d96b89a/201211798/rinspeed-budii.jpg" /></a><br />
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Every year Frank Rinderknecht and his team at <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/rinspeed/">Rinspeed</a> come to the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/geneva-motor-show/">Geneva Motor Show</a> 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.<br />
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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.<br />
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Beyond that we don't know much at this point, but the image above seems to indicate it'll be based on the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/i3/">BMW i3</a>. Meanwhile the long list of partners and suppliers suggest it'll feature a design by <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/mansory/">Mansory</a>, a Harman infotainment system and a Carl F. Bucherer analog clock embedded in the dynamic dashboard.<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/12/08/rinspeed-budii-concept-bmw-i3-geneva-official/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Rinspeed previews Budii concept ahead of Geneva show</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/12/08/rinspeed-budii-concept-bmw-i3-geneva-official/">Rinspeed previews Budii concept ahead of Geneva show</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Mon, 08 Dec 2014 16:30:00 EST. Please see our <a href="/rss-term-of-use/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/12/08/rinspeed-budii-concept-bmw-i3-geneva-official/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/21004306/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/12/08/rinspeed-budii-concept-bmw-i3-geneva-official/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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