WHAT
Flying cars will give rise to a change in the layout and sizes of our cities, there will be fewer cars on the road, congestion will ease and roads in general should become safer. Considering the perspective of a drone-passenger, to align the real-world bodily movement and the movement of any display of the virtual reality screen inside the vehicle, can produce an uncanny ultra-realistic effect. With the help of VR design, we can also level up the experience one step ahead.
To create trust between human and machine, HMI can positively affect the acceptance as well as the technological advancement of Autonomous Driving solutions, that will provide feedback about how the car is acting. The Heads Up Display (HUD) based interface with all the necessary details about the vehicle’s sensory and planning systems can help to build trust and connection with the vehicle.
CONTRIBUTION
Research
Ideation
Design Outcome:
HMI Design:
•Dashboard/Screen UI
•HUD Display
VR Experience based on 3 modes:
•Working Environment
•Relaxation/Meditation
•Entertainment Mode
THE EVOLUTION
The mass availability of flying cars could be very exciting or very scary, depending on how we look at it. If proper safeguards are put in place, they could be the answer to our ever-worsening traffic jams. Flying cars that can travel at hundreds of miles per hour would not only cut that rush-hour commute to a few minutes, but it would allow us to live hundreds of miles farther from work and still make it to the office faster than by road-bound cars today.
FLYING CAR MARKET STATISTICS
Flying car is the new era of urban mobility solution type that operates on road as well as air, as per the requirements. Majority of the future flying car solutions are expected to be equipped with vertical takeoff and landing systems to avoid long run way requirements to take off, as well as it can be mold with urban infrastructural structure. Policy makers need to introduce regulations and rules to comply the changing need for urban commute solution that involves both, aviation as well as road transportation policies.
Flying car have a wide range of applications, including passenger commute, commercial transport such as air taxi, and professional transport such as police, medical service front. In the upcoming era, infrastructural development is expected to be more critical than the product development.
•The global flying cars market is segmented into mode of operation, end use, seating capacity, and region.
•By mode of operation, the market is divided into piloted and autonomous.
•Depending on end use, it is bifurcated into commercial & professional commute and personal commute.
•On the basis of seating capacity, it is segregated into one, two, four, and more than six.
CHANGING URBAN MOBILITY OUTLOOK
In the recent years, urban mobility is shifting toward digital, high-end technologies along with green mobility initiatives to develop sustainable and resilient transportation system. Moreover, rapid urbanization is demanding for alternative transportation solutions to overcome modern urban transportation issues such as traffic congestion and increased air pollution. Traffic congestion leads to severe impact on the environment by increasing the carbon footprint. Flying cars, which are being developed across the globe at personal as well as commercial front, are operable within the city. Thus, increase in road traffic congestion and rise in need for alternative transportation solution across the globe have led to increase in demand for flying cars.
STRINGENT REGULATIONS FOR AVIATION LICENSE
Stringent regulations already exist for attaining the aviation license, which is required to ensure the safety of the passengers while on a flying car. Various aircraft pilots have a flying record, which is helpful to ensure the safety of the passengers. With the absence of no or less skilled flying car operators, the safety of passenger and flying car itself can be affected, which the flying car owner as well as government could not bear. Thus, implementation of stringent regulations for aviation license is expected to restrain the growth of the flying cars market during the forecast period.
•Piloted
•Autonomous
•Commercial & Professional
•Personal
•One
•Two
•Four
•More than six
•AeroMobil
•Airbus S.A.S.
•Vahana
•Hyundai Motor Company
•Klein Vision s. r. o.
•Lilium
•PAL-V N.V.
•Samson Motors, Inc.
•Terrafugia
•The Boeing Company
•Volocopter GmbH
By mode of operation
By end use
By seating capacity
Existing Key Players
EXISTING FLYING CAR AND ITS FEATURES
Volocopter GmbH
•The acclaimed multirotor system of VoloCity and VoloDrone is the main technical ace up the sleeve.
•The fixed-wing aircraft works with two propulsion fans plus six electrical motors and rotors.
•The resulting lift-and-cruise design is set to transport up to four passengers efficiently on routes of 100km, with a maximum speed of 250 km/h and 180 km/h travel speed
HUMAN MACHINE INTERACTION
In order to meet the market’s expectations and remain competitive, automakers are connecting cars to the internet and providing smart user interfaces like those on consumers’ devices, in their homes and at work. In short, a car interior is becoming an extension of a person’s living room or office. Furthermore, in order to differentiate themselves in the marketplace, many automakers are replacing mechanical knobs and buttons with capacitive user interfaces, including touchscreens that are customizable for numerous functions, such as infotainment, GPS and comfort settings. And because capacitive interfaces will be used for so many functions, designs can include a wide range of sizes, materials and architectures.
Also, many automakers are using HMI to maximize physical comfort and provide sleek, cutting-edge aesthetics. Ultimately, automotive HMI technology will give drivers and passengers an experience as immersive as their smartphones, offering a convenient—even luxurious—experience with features, such as:
•Physical comfort (seat position, interior temperature)
•Wireless communication
•Touch interfaces
•Superior lighting and sound systems
•Internet/cloud connectivity
•Contemporary aesthetics
“To fully reap the benefits of autonomous driving systems, humans, both drivers/passengers and pedestrians alike, will need to trust their safety and reliability.”
CASE STUDY
Based on assumption,
Tries different route everyday, in order to experience less traffic
DOES
Manages to look out of the window or sleep to kill the boredom
Comes to a mutual consent in managing the temperature or accessing any feature in the car
Constantly guides the driver looking at the road map in phone
Wishes if there could be a different travel route other than road for daily transport
FEELS
Wishes if there could be inbuilt entertainment mode in car
Stressed to travel with another passenger
Constantly guides the driver looking at the road map in phone
TRIGGER POINT
NEED OF THE HOUR
•Daily commute
•Time management
•Reaching to new locations
•Finding roads without congestion
•Dropping children safely
•Completing work on the way
•Relaxing while travelling
•Ideal transport system
•Traffic-less road
•Faster transport
•Drivers with good direction knowledge
•Private work environment/relaxation environment
SAYS
Don’t know how to reach to the destination without being late because of traffic
Lack of entertainment in long journey
Difficult to manage with a co-passenger asking for diverse needs in a sharing car
Cant reach to the right location because of driver’s lack of knowledge
THINKS
Would have been better if there is any other mode of transport
There should be some mode of entertainment if in case phone runs out of battery
Would be great if the car features are separated zone wise for each passenger
Pickup drop location is necessary for all kind of transports
SEARCH
•Look for different mode of transportation
•Look for traffic-less road in GPS
•Ask drivers about desired location
•Look for a private car rental to work peacefully
RESULT
•Gets frustrated on not been able to reach the destination on time
•Have to guide drivers through mobile GPS
•Work in a chaotic environment
ANALYSING OUR FINDINGS
AUTOMOTIVE CAR HMI
Future mobility will be a platform that provides with a variety of services, not just a transportation. There are needs for a human-centered interface that interacts with the driver through sensory interaction.
HIGH FIDELITY SCREENS
WORKING PROTOTYPE
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