William David Bach

Cio is an autonomous concept vehicle for Europe in 2025 aimed at in-transit business people in urban areas. Its size and agility make it energy-efficient and well-suited to traversing narrow European streets. Research conducted identified differences between manually and self-driven autos; hypotheses proposed were based on the differences and investigated. Experiments tested if a computer display could replace windows within an auto and the ability of passengers within a moving vehicle to use touch-screen displays. Following the confirmation of the tests, important design characteristics of the vehicle were defined. A spherical envelope of interaction was created for interfacing the passenger and the vehicle. The envelope comprised a 270° wrap-around touch-screen that provides an information and entertainment environment for the passenger. The final form of the concept integrates the research results into a self-driving vehicle for the future.