Engineers have created a vehicle that can change from a bus to a van in a bid to make a much less exciting version of Transformers.
Okay, it’s not actually for a film – the German Aerospace Center (DLR), has created the vehicle so it can be used for different purposes and industries.
Named the U-Shift, the unique-looking vehicle has been described as ‘a concept vehicle with multiple applications, including cargo and human transport’. Its applications fit onto the main body of the vehicle like one large game of Tetris.
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The U-Shift name comes after the U-shaped drive board it has – the part of the vehicle that the wheels are on and other applications are added on to. Think of it as a futuristic looking cab without the cargo bed at the back.
The project received just over $14 million from the Baden-Württemberg Ministry for Economic Affairs, Labour and Housing and was presented at the Interim Conference of the Strategic Dialogue for the Automotive Sector in Germany this month, reported USA News Site.
If you’re wondering where the heck someone would sit in the drive board itself, it turns out someone doesn’t need to be driving it as the U-Shift’s current prototype can be controlled by a remote.
Where do people sit, I hear you ask? In the whatever capsule is attached to the drive board, such as its fancy looking bus capsule. The passenger capsule supposedly has eight seats in addition to a folding one. It also has ramp for increased accessibility.
