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# Driverless Sedans
Autonomi is a Car Specially Designed For China

By manzil | Published 2010-08-20 | Autos
Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/autonomi
References: [student.designawards.au](http://student.designawards.com.au/application_detail.jsp?applicationID=5401)

Anthony Franze -- a student from The University of South Australia -- has designed a unique car that offers great functionality and flexibility. Known as Autonomi, the car is designed for the year 2020 specially for China and ideal for families and businessmen.

Autonomi is a [driverless car](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tesla-cybercab) that features a unique identification card for the users to allow access and driven by wire dashboard with plugin steering wheel. The vehicle contains four 120Kw [electric hub motors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/intelligent-electric-mobility) that can be recharged at docking stations. The [special seating track system](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/strutt-ev1) allows customisation of the car according to needs. The interior has also recreational facilities such as video games, DV player, karaoke, etc.

## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter)

- Score: 3.3/10
- Popularity: 66% | Activity: 26% | Freshness: 8%
- Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women
- Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X
- Top markets: Asia

## Categories

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## Key Themes

### Why This Trend Is Growing

- **Driverless Cars:** Developing autonomous vehicles that offer functionality and flexibility for various purposes, like Autonomi, presents an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the automotive industry.
- **Smart Mobility:** Creating vehicles with unique features and capabilities, such as a driverless car with a customisable interior and recreational facilities, like Autonomi, opens up possibilities for disruptive innovations in the transportation sector.
- **Electric Vehicles:** Designing driverless cars powered by electric hub motors, like Autonomi, represents a disruptive innovation opportunity in the electric vehicle industry.

### Industries Being Reshaped

- **Automotive:** The automotive industry can explore disruptive innovations by further developing driverless cars, integrating smart mobility features, and leveraging electric hub motors, as seen in the design of Autonomi.
- **Transportation:** The transportation industry can embrace disruptive innovations by adopting autonomous vehicles with customisable interiors and recreational facilities, like Autonomi, to provide enhanced mobility experiences.
- **Electric Vehicles:** The electric vehicle industry can drive disruptive innovation by focusing on the development of driverless cars powered by electric hub motors, similar to the design of Autonomi.

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