Swiss car visionary Frank M. Rinderknecht has unveiled the Rinspeed Oasis concept car for next year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
The Rinspeed Oasis is an autonomous, future-thinking personal transport solution that can rotate on the spot.
The RInspeed Oasis is an alternative concept to the martial appearance on urban asphalt. The exquisite two-seat runabout looks pretty futuristic with its large glazed areas and front wheel spats. Kind of like a trendy buddy of Star Wars icon R2D2. Both are capable of turning on their own axis with almost a zero radius.
Speaking of the inside: The interior offers a new living space with the ambience of a modern-day family room: armchair, sideboard, TV, and a multifunctional steering wheel, of course. The windshield also serves as a screen for virtual as well as augmented reality.
Who will be the owner of the car, who will be the operator, and what will they use it for? Rinspeed boss Rinderknecht has designed and equipped the vehicle in a way that keeps all conceivable options open in a society willing to share its goods sensibly. Oasis can be commuting or shopping car in the morning, act as a “micro delivery vehicle” for urban parcel services in the afternoon, and be a pizza taxi on the evening drive home. This is made possible by a clever code-protected “drawer” in the rear, which can also be cooled or heated as needed.
Rinspeed is constantly trying to predict the automotive landscape of the future. In recent years the company has bet big on autonomous drive technology with concepts like the Budii and Etos.
More details of the concept will be revealed at the CES show in January.
