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Designed for IM Motors, Airo is a fully electric vehicle with autonomous and driver-controlled modes. It will run on electric power, producing no fossil fuel pollutants as it moves around the city. But the car goes further in its environmental ambition as it’s also equipped with a state-of-the-art HEPA filtering system that actively cleans the air from the pollution of other vehicles as it passes through the under-carriage, leaving the air around it cleaner.

The car has been designed as a room in its own right. The idea is to save, and better use, space in urban areas. Currently billions of vehicles around the world stand empty and unused most of the time. Airo offer something different; much more than simply transporting passengers from A to B.

Inside, the car’s customisable interior can be configured into multiple functional spaces that turn it into a moving space for your life. With so much attention to detail and choice of materials, this is clearly a space to spend time in even when you’re not on a journey. The seats rotate from a traditional forward-facing driving position to face each other for social activities such as dining on the four-leaf table which neatly folds away to transform the space into a lounge. A foldaway screen turns the interior into a perfect gaming-pod and when you’ve exhausted yourself, the contoured seats fully recline to form a spacious double bed. Using the latest technology in glass, the fully glazed roof becomes opaque on command for total privacy.

Alongside the car, the studio has also designed a charging station for IM Motors that will become part of the infrastructure of the city. Formed from industrial materials including weathered steel, the charging station aims to become part of the urban fabric for decades to come. It has a retractable wire and an ergonomic handle for easy connection to electric vehicles.

Designed for IM Motors, Airo is a fully electric vehicle with autonomous and driver-controlled modes. It will run on electric power, producing no fossil fuel pollutants as it moves around the city. But the car goes further in its environmental ambition as it’s also equipped with a state-of-the-art HEPA filtering system that actively cleans the air from the pollution of other vehicles as it passes through the under-carriage, leaving the air around it cleaner.

The car has been designed as a room in its own right. The idea is to save, and better use, space in urban areas. Currently billions of vehicles around the world stand empty and unused most of the time. Airo offer something different; much more than simply transporting passengers from A to B.

Inside, the car’s customisable interior can be configured into multiple functional spaces that turn it into a moving space for your life. With so much attention to detail and choice of materials, this is clearly a space to spend time in even when you’re not on a journey. The seats rotate from a traditional forward-facing driving position to face each other for social activities such as dining on the four-leaf table which neatly folds away to transform the space into a lounge. A foldaway screen turns the interior into a perfect gaming-pod and when you’ve exhausted yourself, the contoured seats fully recline to form a spacious double bed. Using the latest technology in glass, the fully glazed roof becomes opaque on command for total privacy.

Alongside the car, the studio has also designed a charging station for IM Motors that will become part of the infrastructure of the city. Formed from industrial materials including weathered steel, the charging station aims to become part of the urban fabric for decades to come. It has a retractable wire and an ergonomic handle for easy connection to electric vehicles.

Project

Airo

Client

IM Motors

Appointment

2020

Status

Concept

Car Dimensions

Length: 5m

Width: 2.1m

Height: 1.75m

Wheelbase: 3.4m

Group Leader

Stuart Wood

Project Leader

Tom Glover

Interior Designer

Charlotte McCarthy

Project Team

Sam Johnson, Matt Robson, Dirce Medina,
Matthew Magee, Fabian Hubner,
Elisa Simonetti, Ian Ng, Matthijs la Roi,
Ross Gribben