Rinspeed has revealed a few new photos of its Oasis autonomous concept that will make its European Debut at the 2017 Geneva Motor Show.
First shown at the CES 2017 and the 2017 Detroit Auto Show earlier this year, the Rinspeed Oasis is an electric vehicle with autonomous drive technology, with some unusual features like an integrated small garden plot behind the windshield.
The self-driving Swiss vehicle is not a wallflower or strictly functional like the Google Car, but rather “next gen” – with a host of technical and visual treats inside. Because in keeping with a great tradition, the twenty-third Rinspeed concept car was again engineered by Swiss company 4erC and executed by Esoro.
Rinspeed has lofty goals for the tiny car. The company believes it can be a literal oasis in the urban landscape, providing a peaceful space that passengers can enjoy because they don’t have to drive. Rinspeed also views the Oasis as a companion just like, it says, the Star Wars droid R2D2.
Like R2D2, the Oasis can spin around in place. The car does that with two in-wheel electric motors and a special steering mechanism.
Speaking of inside: The ultimate Oasis is the small garden with enough space for growing radishes or even little Bonsai trees.
The Rinspeed Oasis is equipped with Harman LIVS technologies (Life-Enhancing Intelligent Vehicle Solutions connectivity system. In front of the relaxing seats is the large display with 5K resolution with voice- or gesture-control that curves around the top of the dashboard along with a folding steering wheel. The system basically turns the Oasis into a personal assistant, allowing passengers to check on their friends via social media, reserve a table at a nearby restaurant, or make Skype calls for work. These features can also be accessed outside the car using Harman’s cloud.
Rinspeed views the Oasis as more than just a personal car. The company believes it could also be used as a delivery vehicle, or even in both roles under some form of car-sharing scheme.
Technical Data
| Measurements Base Vehicle | |
| Length | 3’602 mm |
| Width | 1’917 mm |
| Height | 1’517 mm |
| Wheelbase base vehicle | 2’360 mm |
| Empty weight | 1100kg |
| Powertrain | |
| Power | ZF 2 x 40 kW |
| Steering angle / turning circle | ZF – ca. 70o / 6’750 mm |
| System torque | 2 x 45 Nm |
| Power train | Hinterachse / rear axle |
| Battery | 12kWh LiFePO4 |
| Power Banks | EVA Fahrzeugtechnik |
| Performances | |
| Top speed | > 130 km/h |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h | 9.7 s |
| Electric range | 100km |
| Vehicle setup | |
| Body | Composite Struktur mit Stahl-Chassis |
| Composite with steel chassis | |
| Places | 2 |
| Antenna technology | Vites |
| Lighting panels | Techniplas |
| LED technology | Osram |
| Sealants | Sika Automotive |
| Interior design | Stahl / Strähle+Hess |
| Interior materials | Stahl / Strähle+Hess / Schoeller |
| Safety technologies | ZF |
| Mechanical watch | Carl F. Bucherer |
| Light-weight seat support | Aluminium / Aluminum – Georg Fischer |
| Tires | |
| Front and rear tires | 155/55 R14 + 215/45-R20 |
| Front and rear wheels | Borbet 5xJ14″ + Aero 7×20″ |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Multimedia/Infotainment | Harman |
| Laser projection | Wayray |
| Intelligent Transport System | Siemens |
| Software platform | Blackberry QNX |
| Access system | Huf |
| Computing architecture | Harting |
| Semiconductor solutions | NXP |
| Mobility Gardening | Kostal |
| Air ducts | Dr. Schneider Unternehmensgruppe |
