Volvo Haven Concept the future of the auto industry is electric and self-driving cars

There is no doubt that the future of the auto industry is electric and self-driving cars. We’re still years away from the first fully self-driving car that has a minimal impact on the environment compared to current internal combustion engines, but there’s no harm in dreaming about the bright future (and clean) that.
Volvo Haven is the AV of tomorrow that will help passengers go through a digital detox 23 photos

Photo: Oscar Johansson
Most independent automakers and auto designers imagine a future in which autonomous vehicles (AVs) will be able to transform into true wheelchairs on wheels. As such, they will serve as out-of-office offices, new areas for social or entertainment centers, allowing us to use whatever free time we have left as we please. more productive, socially engaged or entertaining way.None of them imagined AVs the way designer Oscar Johansson did with his Volvo Haven project. The idea came to Johansson while taking the MA Transport Design course at Pforzheim University. With help from Volvo Design, he turned it into his thesis project: research on how tomorrow’s car can help people find their yesterday selves. Johansson is currently working with Volvo and Polestar.

Volvo Haven is the AV of tomorrow that will help passengers go through a digital detox
Photo: Oscar Johansson

Haven goes in the opposite direction of all other ideas on this topic. While they try to keep the human online, whether at work or for fun, this cut will take him completely offline. Think of it as a bubble, a void in the digital space, which can cure digital fatigue by helping its occupants find true tranquility.This idea is extremely bold, especially considering today’s trends. There isn’t a single screen in Haven AV, even though its design is said to be very futuristic. Made entirely from see-through, almost transparent surfaces to add to the impression of airiness, the car’s highlight is a tunnel-like wrap that goes straight through the middle, from one end to the other. the other end of the car.

Inside this enclosure, large enough to accommodate whatever brings a sense of relaxation to the owner’s life but not large enough to form a true partition between passengers, moss manifests, plants and rocks.

Volvo Haven is the AV of tomorrow that will help passengers go through a digital detox
Photo: Oscar Johansson

The case is open at both ends, allowing the elements to creep in for a more natural feel. Since this is the future and all cars are electric, there won’t be smoke and soot but dust, rainwater, wind or pollen. Of course, this raises the question of how one should clean the internal tunnel or how often one should do it, but at this point, it seems like you’re overthinking it.The idea is that the Haven is more than just a means of transportation: it’s the only way modern men (and women) can effectively unplug. It is as its name suggests, a paradise, a place to escape and find refuge from the noise of modern life, a place where people connect with nature again. And one can do so while relaxing in a setting very much like a living room.

Johansson imagined Haven’s interior in a familiar style. With seating for four, it’s furnished like a living room, reinforcing the idea that this is a lounge on wheels—with comfortable blankets and enough throw pillows to make any grandmother fall in love. Everyone must be jealous. This is a private place and it is furnished accordingly. It’s a place that focuses on health and you can tell. The only major downside here is that the interior seems low enough to only allow for half-recline seating, which, you’ll agree, would be quite tiring – unless of course you’re sleeping.

Volvo Haven is the AV of tomorrow that will help passengers go through a digital detox
Photo: Oscar Johansson

That said, Haven also hides the promise of a delightful thrill when all that relaxation and meditation is done, especially in its aerodynamic lines, low stance and wide wheels.Sure, it’s just a pixelated car, but it brings a breath of fresh air to the future hyper-connected machines other designers imagine.

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