Audi Unveils the Urbansphere Full Autonomous Concept
The Urbansphere is an fully autonomous urban peoples mover concept from Audi. The vehicle’s dimensions are certainly impressive and the Urbansphere stands at 5.51 meters in length, 2.01 meters wide, and 1.78 meters in height. The overall wheelbase stands at 3.40 meters. The Audi Urbansphere is designed to be a space where you can unwind and relax, while your Urbansphere swiftly wafts you along to your destination in absolute comfort.
To make life easier driving this huge vehicle Comes with rear-wheel steering and Level 4 Autonomous driving tech. In terms of exteriors the Urbansphere comes with Audi Light Canvas upfront that can show you everything from the state of charge, acceleration, and braking all displayed on the unique grille. You get a similar lighting setup at the rear as well. The flowing roofline is made up of all glass while the Urbansphere drives on massive 24 inch wheels.
In terms of interiors the unique rearward opening doors open automatically when you approach it with a virtual red carpet projected on the ground along with a automatic footstep. Once in you have 4 futuristic design armchair style seats. Wood, wool, and synthetic textile fabrics are what make up the seat coverings (made out of ECONYL) a recycled polyamide, floors carpets of this well-lit air cabin, thanks again to the all glass roof.
On the advanced feature list of this car you get integrated stress detection system that employs facial scanning and voice analysis to identify the passenger’s mood and gives individual relaxation alternatives, such as a meditation application accessible via a personal screen or a private acoustic zone in the headrest. Another highlight feature in the cabin is the transparent OLED screen that pivots vertically from the roof, which can further be used as a split-screen for both occupants seated.
The Urbansphere comes to life at the touch of a button. You can choose to manually operate the vehicle or summon the level 4-autonomous driving tech. If you enable this system, the pedals, and the steering will retract into the dash and the driver too can unwind, using one of the many displays in the cabin.
Powering the Audi Urbansphere is a 120 kWh battery pack and is based on the PPE (Premium Technology Electric) platform. The battery powers the front and rear axles’ electric motors that have a combined output of 368 horsepower. An 800-volt system with a maximum output of 270 kW can be used to put charge back into this battery pack. It takes just 10 minutes to charge for a range of 300 kilometers. The 120 kWh battery can be charged from 5% to 80% in 25 minutes. The WLTP range is rated at 750 km. The Future is here.
