GM-OnStar Ant is an outcome of General Motors Advanced Design, California’s dream. Just like the self-regulating traffic system in the nature’s best commuters, the ant, OnStar enabled vehicle-to-vehicle communication and far and wide embedded intelligence allow GM’s Ant to act independently yet communicate with other vehicles to optimize traffic flow.
Quantum computing power also let each Ant to practically restore a highly personalized space for any occasion or personal need.
Omni-directional propulsion, provided by three independent Nanrob wheel systems, operate as independent robots and can arrange themselves in different configurations, turning virtually anything into a mobile device.
Layered, environmentally friendly, single walled carbon polymer nanocomposites from the flat surface panels, which incorporates the carbon nanotube battery.
All body panels are connected with electro-active polymer actuators (artificial muscles) allowing the easy and silent reconfiguration of body panels depending on their optimal street use.
The design team for GM-OnStar Ant: Frank Saucedo, Steve Anderson, Jussi Timonen, Jose Paris, Loren Kulesus, Tony Liu, Jay Bernard and Phil Tanioka.
Design Challenge Robocar 2057: GM-OnStar Ant Picture Gallery
[Source: LA Autoshow]
