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After concluding the vehicle testing, the development
team focused on the International Automotive Show in
Frankfurt where the second prototype was presented to
the public. Improvement priority was further development
of the aCar’s design in order to enable local production
of the vehicle’s interior and exterior as well as the final
assembly of the overall vehicle. Exemplary for this
development is the new passenger compartment, charac-
terized by a simple assembly concept through a plug and
adhesive system. Additional new components, like winch,
work lights and waterproofed switches, increase everyday
suitability in sub-Saharan Africa. After the successful
presentation to the public the approval and vehicle trial
are scheduled for the next months.
globalDrive
Every year the Institute of Automotive Technology at the
Technical University of Munich hosts the globalDrive
Project. In this student project, international teams of eight
students work on future mobility concepts. To identify the
trendsetting topics in the field of mobility, the German
students stay abroad for a few weeks to start the coop-
eration. In the final stage of the project, the international
partners come to Munich to finish and present the final
prototype.
SCUBE – micro mobility for megacities
SCUBE
Together with the Nanyang Technical University and TUM-
CREATE, both located in Singapore, one team developed
a micro mobility concept for the still growing metropolis
of Singapore. To solve the first and last mile problem and
by that enhancing usage of the public transport system,
the autonomous driving device ‘Scube’ was developed.
Scubes are free-floating devices, which are shared among
the users of the public transport infrastructure. Driving on
Prototype testing in Kumasi, Ghana