# Smiling Concept Cars Nissan and Hara Designs Team Up for the Happy Vehicle By Rose Nazarali | Published 2010-01-11 | Autos Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smiling-concept-car References: [technabob](http://technabob.com/blog/2010/01/08/smiling-nissan-vehicle/) & [diginfo](http://www.diginfo.tv/2010/01/08/09-0291-r-en.php) [Nissan](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nissan-concept-2023) 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. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.9/10 - Popularity: 28% | Activity: 82% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 90% men, 10% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Autos](https://www.trendhunter.com/autos) ## Key Themes ### 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. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Racer-Inspired City Car Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nissan-concept-2023.md) - [Persona-Specific EVs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nissan-futures.md) - [Emoting-Grille Car Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/i-vision-dee.md) - [Semi-Transparent Concept Cars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/renault-twingo-concept.md) - [Electrified Supercar Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nissan-hyper-force.md) - [Pet-Friendly EV Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/renault-pet-communication-device-concept.md) - [Sleek Futuristic Electric Vehicles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/maxout.md) - [Cartoon-Branded Concept Cars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hyundai-ioniq-5-disney100-platinum-concept.md) - [Home-Connected Vehicle Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sharp-ldk-concept.md)