automotive curiosity | designboom.com https://www.designboom.com/tag/automotive-curiosity/ designboom magazine | your first source for architecture, design & art news Tue, 27 Aug 2024 07:18:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 life-size custom electric monowheel made of motorcycle tires can balance itself as it glides https://www.designboom.com/technology/custom-electric-monowheel-motorcycle-tires-make-it-extreme-07-09-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/custom-electric-monowheel-motorcycle-tires-make-it-extreme-07-09-2024/#respond Thu, 15 Aug 2024 09:50:08 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1076275

make it extreme cut and recycle three wheels from a motorcycle and go-kart to build the tire around their recent custom vehicle.

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real-life apple concept car drives around as handmade wooden vehicle built from scratch https://www.designboom.com/technology/real-life-apple-concept-car-handmade-wooden-vehicle-truong-van-dao-nd-woodworking-art-08-13-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/real-life-apple-concept-car-handmade-wooden-vehicle-truong-van-dao-nd-woodworking-art-08-13-2024/#respond Tue, 13 Aug 2024 09:50:34 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1083768

functional enough to cruise around, the wooden vehicle is complete with a steering wheel and light indicators to alert other drivers on the road.

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paris 2024 olympics ‘alter egos’ come out as custom electric motorbikes by DAB motors https://www.designboom.com/technology/paris-2024-olympics-custom-electric-motorbikes-dab-motors-studio-08-07-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/paris-2024-olympics-custom-electric-motorbikes-dab-motors-studio-08-07-2024/#respond Tue, 06 Aug 2024 23:01:38 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1082437

each shade represents a sport: surfing for blue, tennis for green, basketball for yellow, boxing for red, and skateboarding for black.

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choo-choo! volkswagen uncovers converted 1955 bulli bus that runs on rails like train https://www.designboom.com/technology/volkswagen-converted-1955-bulli-bus-rail-klv-20-08-01-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/volkswagen-converted-1955-bulli-bus-rail-klv-20-08-01-2024/#respond Thu, 01 Aug 2024 10:00:44 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1081343

the converted bus has a turning mechanism to allow a single person to lift it, turn it around, and place it back on the rails.

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functional wooden car resembling time machine comes to life after it was designed with AI https://www.designboom.com/technology/functional-wooden-ai-concept-car-time-machine-nd-woodworking-art-06-17-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/functional-wooden-ai-concept-car-time-machine-nd-woodworking-art-06-17-2024/#respond Mon, 17 Jun 2024 10:30:21 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1071978

truong van dao of ND woodworking art builds his handmade, functional and time machine-looking wooden car using a design he made with AI.

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a fully functional wooden tesla cybertruck is built from scratch for elon musk in just 100 days https://www.designboom.com/technology/father-son-functional-wooden-tesla-cybertruck-elon-musk-100-days-nd-woodworking-art-11-02-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/father-son-functional-wooden-tesla-cybertruck-elon-musk-100-days-nd-woodworking-art-11-02-2023/#respond Thu, 02 Nov 2023 10:50:50 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1027200

unlike elon musk and his years of delays, a father-and-son duo running ND - Woodworking Art builds a fully functional wooden tesla cybertruck from scratch in just 100 days.

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woof, woof! suzuki lets MOQBA out, a four-legged transport vehicle that can climb stairs https://www.designboom.com/technology/suzuki-moqba-four-legged-motorized-transport-vehicle-concept-japan-mobility-show-10-19-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/suzuki-moqba-four-legged-motorized-transport-vehicle-concept-japan-mobility-show-10-19-2023/#respond Thu, 19 Oct 2023 09:50:01 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1024022

suzuki’s four-legged vehicle MOQBA is planned to have three types of riding including a stretcher mode where the motorized transport can be used for emergency situations.

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bon voyage, gearshift! MINI cooper gets resurrected as electric car with toggle bar for driving https://www.designboom.com/technology/mini-cooper-all-electric-car-no-manual-transmission-09-08-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/mini-cooper-all-electric-car-no-manual-transmission-09-08-2023/#respond Thu, 07 Sep 2023 23:15:14 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1014739

the all-electric MINI cooper signals the car brand’s electrification of its next generation of vehicles by 2030 by leaving manual transmission behind.

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CUPRA darkrebel arrives at IAA 2023 as edgy electric sports car made of 3D-printed metal https://www.designboom.com/technology/cupra-darkrebel-iaa-2023-electric-sports-car-3d-printed-metal-09-06-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/cupra-darkrebel-iaa-2023-electric-sports-car-3d-printed-metal-09-06-2023/#respond Wed, 06 Sep 2023 17:01:59 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1014453

the electric sports car CUPRA darkrebel is born out of the data collected by the brand from users who created their own design of the vehicle online.

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AUDI Q6 e-tron projects driving information on front windshield using augmented reality https://www.designboom.com/technology/audi-q6-e-tron-electric-car-ar-augmented-reality-display-09-05-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/audi-q6-e-tron-electric-car-ar-augmented-reality-display-09-05-2023/#respond Tue, 05 Sep 2023 10:30:52 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1014122

the optional AR display in the AUDI Q6 e-tron is projected on the windshield in front of the driver and moves depending on where the driver is looking.

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