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Serpentine Automobiles

The Snake Concept Car is a Nonvenomous Roadster

— June 15, 2012 — Autos
The Snake concept car is a spineless vehicle created for those who like to slink around traffic. The Snake was designed by Liwen He to solve the many problems associated with driving in a crowded city.

The Snake concept car can seat two, and is designed like a roadster. All comparisons to a normal car end there, as the Snake's body and capabilities are like nothing ever seen before. This car can bend and contort, just like a real serpent slithering its way through traffic. When parking, the car can fold up, just like a snake curls up into a ball. The vehicle is designed with a noticeable lack of a trunk, but that issue is remedies by the snake's ability to hold luggage in its body. Like a real snake, this vehicle's body is able to expand when you put stuff inside of it. He's car is equal parts creepy and creative.
Trend Themes
1. Bending Car Design - There are opportunities for disruptive innovation in developing car designs that can bend and contort like the Snake concept car, enabling easier navigation in crowded cities.
2. Adaptive Parking Technology - The Snake concept car's ability to fold up when parking presents opportunities for disruptive innovation in the development of adaptive parking technology for compact vehicles.
3. Expandable Car Storage Solutions - The Snake concept car's unique ability to hold luggage in its body, expanding like a real snake, opens up opportunities for disruptive innovation in the creation of expandable car storage solutions.
Industry Implications
1. Automotive Design - The bending car design trend offers disruptive innovation opportunities in the automotive design industry, pushing boundaries for flexible and adaptable vehicle structures.
2. Smart Parking Systems - The adaptive parking technology trend creates disruptive innovation opportunities in the smart parking systems industry, revolutionizing parking solutions for compact vehicles.
3. Travel and Transportation - The expandable car storage solutions trend presents disruptive innovation opportunities in the travel and transportation industry, providing innovative solutions for maximizing storage capacity in vehicles.
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