Yahoo Autos Italdesign unveils Climb-E autonomous capsule transport at CES
Italdesign is best known for creating quite a few of the world’s most striking car designs, including the Nissan GT-R50, Toyota Aristo/Lexus GS of the early 1990s, the BMW M1 concept car, and even the Bugatti 18/3 Chiron concept from the late '90s. Since then, the company’s efforts have expanded to include other industries, including urban mobility. Italdesign is at CES 2023, where it unveiled the new Climb-E, an autonomous capsule vehicle with room for four passengers.
The 55-year-old company is celebrating its anniversary in Las Vegas at CES, and the Climb-E is its take on future mobility. Italdesign’s idea is to provide services directly to passengers’ doors, and the company says the Climb-E capsule can connect with other capsules on a fully-electric platform called a skid.
Intended to be an extension of the home or office, the Climb-E lets users book rides using an app. The capsule’s design allows it to be hoisted onto different floors of buildings, and it can be coupled with others on a hyperloop for longer journeys. When its job is done, and it’s back at home, the capsule can act as another room of the dwelling. Italdesign envisions a future where office buildings house hanging parking for the capsules and says they can be used as additional small private meeting spaces.
