Heatherwick Studio, based in London, has unveiled its concept for theelectric car Air (both in autonomous and driver-controlled mode). Its peculiarity? Also “vacuum” the pollution produced by other cars.
The "sweeper" car that reduces pollution
Revealed today at Shanghai exhibition , the vehicle of the new Chinese car brand IM Motors it will be equipped with a HEPA (high-efficiency particulate air) filter, a highly efficient system against particulates. This filtering system, in the intentions of the manufacturers, will be able to contribute to the cleaning of air pollution.
“Airo is not just another electric car that doesn't pollute the air,” he says Thomas Heatherwick, founder of the studio of the same name. “With the use of the latest HEPA filter technology, Airo goes further, even sucking up pollution from other cars while driving.”
Not just pollution: Airo will also be (perfectly in trend) a mobile room
In terms of internal organization of spaces, Airo follows the trend outlined for the future of vehicles. We have also seen it elsewhere, among various more and less sketchy prototypes (Volvo, Renault, Mini and the assumptions of Big Tech cars). This is why the vehicle was designed with a flexible interior and rotating seats, so it can be reconfigured into a “multifunctional room”.
With the seats facing each other you can open a four-door table to create a dining space or an extended screen for watching movies or playing games. The interior of the car can also be transformed into a bedroom as the contoured seats fully recline to create a double bed.
In this mode, the glass roof can be made opaque to create a private space.
In production in 2023
“Designed to simultaneously address the global space shortage, Airo is also a multifunctional room with extra space for dining, working, playing or even sleeping,” says Heatherwick. “Like a new room for our lives, Airo is a car destined to transport us towards a better future with less pollution”.
In addition to the car, a futuristic curved charging station was also designed, made of steel and with retractable cables.
