As the world slowly comes out of lockdowns, SIemens wants to help make the transition to half or full capacity in public transportation seamless. Mass transportation services are once again becoming crowded in many countries. Siemens aims to accommodate both sitting and standing passengers with its Pendulum Seat design.
While the Pendulum Seat's name may suggest that it moves forward and backward like a swing, instead, it is more like the pendulum of a metronome, which can be fixed in position. Each seat fits two riders whose backrests can either fold up or swivel down for various seating positions. The backrest's flexibility allows more riders to sit as the backrest expands into an additional seat.
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Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Flexible Public Transport Seating
- Siemens' Pendulum Seat design presents an opportunity for companies to innovate flexible seating options for public transportation services.
- Space Optimization for Transportation
- The Pendulum Seat's design highlights an opportunity for companies to create space-saving solutions for public transportation services.
- Mass Transit Comfort and Convenience
- The trend for more comfortable and convenient mass transportation can be capitalized upon with innovative designs like Siemens' Pendulum Seat.
Where This Applies
- Transportation
- Companies in the transportation industry can benefit from creating new seating designs like Siemens' Pendulum Seat.
- Product Design
- The Pendulum Seat's innovative design presents opportunities for disruption in product design industries, specifically for public transportation products.
- Public Infrastructure
- Public infrastructure companies can use the concept of Siemens' Pendulum Seat to improve the comfort and efficiency of mass transportation systems.
