Robocar 2057: 8 visions of the future

Car designers show off their ideas for the ultimate robot-controlled cars of the future in the Los Angeles Auto Show's 'Design Challenge' contest.

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Honda 14
Honda designers have come up with a clever way to get around "High Occupancy Vehicle" lane restrictions that they expect will still be around in 50 years.

The Honda 14, or One to the Power of Four, is Honda's concept for a solar powered hybrid robotic vehicle. It would allow commuters to use restricted HOV lanes, but as the vehicle nears its final destination, it would transform into four smaller cars to take occupants to their final destinations.

Molecular engineering would allow the individual vehicles to reshape depending on whether they were separated or combined into one or two.


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