Industrial design vision, exploration, visualization and definition for a fully autonomous 12-passenger shuttle. Is a passenger vehicle without a steering wheel and pedals merely a roving container? Can it be more than a box on wheels? The vision of autonomous driverless cars and shuttles is more recently coming into sharper focus. With the freedom of no wheel and pedals, a state of no driver and only passengers, we’ve seen the future painted as either a living room on wheels or a city bus / gondola. Why is the emerging aesthetic of autonomous shuttles looking like a tram and a golf cart made a baby? What is the aesthetic of autonomy? Is it sit and ride, or sit and work? When could an autonomous shuttle be an extension of what the passengers are doing, bedsides going from A to B – entertain, collaborate, socialize?

Gather round while on-the-go. The Nexus Round About is somewhere to be, while moving between here and there.

Sit facing forward or back, in the front or at the rear. Sit with perfect strangers or huddle with your friends. The Nexus Local Motiv combines the familiarity of a traditional train compartment with the modern comfort and convenience of a fully autonomous shuttle.

Sit back (or stand tall) and watch the world glide by. The Nexus Street Car is an autonomous tour guide at your beck and call.

Friendly and fresh, a subtle nod to the streetcars that have been plying the streets of San Francisco for over one hundred years, this street car doesn't need rails where we're going.