Nissan and Hara Designs have teamed together for this communicative concept car. This smiling vehicle has a line on the front bumper that can curve into a happy smile.
The smiling concept car is made from a stretchy material called ROICA which can stretch anywhere from 500% to 900%. The smile on the bumper is meant to communicate with other cars to indicate right of ways.
Check out the video above for more information on the smiling concept car.
Why This Trend Is Growing
- Stretchable Materials
- Opportunity for innovation in developing stretchable materials for various applications, such as car bumpers.
- Communicative Vehicles
- Potential to create vehicles designed to communicate with other cars on the road, enhancing safety and efficiency.
- Emotive Design
- Disruptive innovation potential in designing vehicles with expressive features that convey emotions and engage with users.
Industries Being Reshaped
- Automotive Manufacturing
- Opportunity for automotive manufacturers to incorporate stretchable materials and communicative features into their vehicle designs.
- Material Science
- Potential for material scientists to develop new stretchable materials with enhanced properties for automotive applications.
- Design and Innovation
- Disruptive innovation opportunities for designers to create emotive and communicative design elements for vehicles.
