The Rinspeed Snap explores future-proofing with a modular electric vehicle

One doesn’t normally think of the Swiss as terribly eccentric, but you could make an exception for Rinspeed boss Frank Rinderknecht. Some of his past creations have been pretty out there, like the sQuba, which started out as a Lotus Elise and ended up a fully electric vehicle that could also dive underwater. Or the […]

Kiss Me, I’m in an Autonomous Car: Rinspeed Snap Concept Is for “Cuddling”

– Would you like to kiss someone in a transparent box filled with bacteria-killing LEDs and blood-pressure monitors? You may not, but future generations might enjoy hygienic makeout sessions in fully autonomous shuttles like this Rinspeed Snap. – Hailing from Rinspeed’s home of Switzerland, this “cozy cuddling pod” with a comfortable, four-person seating arrangement, is […]

Rinspeed Snap

Snap is a modular autonomous box from Rinspeed. A key component that helps separate Snap from other transportation boxes is that the box can be removed or reattached to the chassis easily. Snap will debut at the 2018 CES in January. Let’s block ads! (Why?) Autoblog

Rinspeed makes a modular autonomous box called the Snap

Rinspeed has made a name for itself creating some pretty outlandish concepts, including the Lotus Elise-based Squba submersible car, or the Oasis that had a garden full of succulents. For the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show, though, the company seems to have embraced more conventional thinking about future transportation and created an autonomous box called Snap. […]