# Mobility Device Cars Honda's Wanderstand Concept is Reimagining the Purpose of Vehicles By Rahul Kalvapalle | Published 2015-10-29 | Autos Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wanderstand References: [engadget](http://www.engadget.com/2015/10/29/honda-wanderstand-impressions/) & [blogranddriver](http://blog.caranddriver.com/honda-gets-suitably-weird-with-this-pair-of-2015-tokyo-show-concepts/) The Wanderstand is a conceptual mobility vehicle that appears to look so amazing and ridiculous that it's hard to believe that it's true. This is a vehicle that offers enough space for two, and most of the driving and navigation controls will be based on voice command. Interestingly, [Honda](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mobility-wheelchair) envisions this vehicle as being [autonomously driven](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/selfdriving-ev). Despite these futuristic and high-tech attributes, the first thing that catches the eye with Honda's Wanderstand is its peculiar shape -- it's taller than it is long. There's a reason for this however, The vehicle is being presented as a [mobility device](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sofia-mobility) rather than a conventional car. Ultimately, the Wanderstand is looking to alter popular perceptions of what a car is used for, and this is timely given that we're at a time when the role of vehicles in our lives is being constantly reinterpreted. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.7/10 - Popularity: 57% | Activity: 46% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Autos](https://www.trendhunter.com/autos) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Autonomous Mobility Vehicles:** The Wanderstand concept from Honda presents an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the development and adoption of autonomous mobility vehicles. - **Voice-controlled Technology:** The voice command-based controls of the Wanderstand concept open up possibilities for disruptive innovation in voice-controlled technology for vehicles. - **Redefining Vehicle Purpose:** The Wanderstand's focus on being a mobility device instead of a conventional car highlights disruptive innovation opportunities in redefining the purpose of vehicles. ### Who This Affects Most - **Automotive:** The automotive industry can explore disruptive innovation opportunities in the development of autonomous mobility vehicles like the Wanderstand concept. - **Technology:** The technology industry has the potential to harness disruptive innovation opportunities in voice-controlled technology for vehicles inspired by the Wanderstand concept. - **Transportation:** The transportation industry can consider disruptive innovation opportunities in redefining the purpose of vehicles, as exemplified by the Wanderstand concept. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [VR Electric Mobility Wheelchairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mobility-wheelchair.md) - [Robotic Movement-Interpreting Wheelchairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/honda-unione.md) - [Two-in-One Senior Mobility Solutions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/selfdriving-wheelchair.md) - [Electric Mobility Prototypes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/afeela.md) - [Wheel-Free Assisted Mobility Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/toyota-walk-me.md) - [Autonomous Work Vehicles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/autonomous-work-vehicle.md) - [Futuristic Meta Automotive Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/metamobility.md) - [Sleek Senior Walker Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/suzuki-go.md) - [Adaptive Mobility Scooters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wimo-scooter.md)