The purpose of the new car is easy to guess from its name. The concept car can be seen with your own eyes at the French exhibition Chantilly Arts & Elegance, taking place this weekend.
The new prototype is announced as an alternative to rail transport and small aircraft. It was designed specifically for long trips. In them, the car is able to give a high level of comfort to all its passengers.
The appearance of the car is impressive. Photo: Youtube.comBy the way, Volkswagen Gen.Travel does not need a driver as such. The car is unmanned, it is even deprived of a steering wheel, pedals and other controls. All passengers can feel free and comfortable, as if they are traveling by taxi, but without an outsider - the driver.
The body of the prototype is some new class, more like a minivan than a hatchback, sedan or minibus. Inside can accommodate four people sitting. If the road is supposed to be long, then sleeping places can be arranged for two.
The appearance of the concept car is impressive at first sight. In addition to the futuristic design, there is a completely transparent ceiling and butterfly-wing doors that open upwards, that is, along with part of the roof.
The autopilot at Volkswagen Gen.Travel is declared the fifth generation - the prototype does not need a driver at all. The manufacturer plans to create a serial model based on the concept car, designed for commercial passenger transportation.
They want to organize the process of ordering such an “long-distance taxi” in a format from the door to the destination. It can be called directly to your own home.
Driving for passengers is only in interaction with the entertainment system, changing the configuration of the cabin and adjusting the climate. Everything else is at the mercy of the autopilot.
It is difficult to call a beautiful model, but it is definitely unusual. Photo: Youtube.comPassengers can connect to virtual reality, which will provide complete information about the trip, tell about all the sights along the way.
All technical characteristics of Volkswagen Gen.Travel are still kept secret. The only thing known is that it is based on an electric platform.
The engineers who created the concept car claim that this is exactly what the cars of the future will become - environmentally friendly and independent, giving passengers comfort.
