Audi's connected mobility concept has an electric scooter in its bumper
If you can't drive from door to door, why not park and scoot the rest of the way?
At the Beijing Motor Show Monday morning, Audi debuted its new connected mobility concept, which uses smartphone integration as well as an electrically driven longboard skateboard/scooter hybrid to streamline your commute.
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Based upon the Q3 compact crossover, the connected mobility concept connects to the user's smartphone calendar through the Audi MMI connect App. Once synced, the car knows where the driver is headed. Accordingly, it calculates the fastest route to the destination, whether it includes the car or not.
When the fastest route no longer involves driving the Audi, it will recommend a nearby parking spot. Once parked, simply hop on to the electric longboard stored in the rear bumper and scoot the rest of the way to your journey's end.
As for the board, it's capable of going 7.4 miles on a single charge up to speeds of 18 mph.
Ensuring you're not just scooting blindly, the board allows the rider to clip their smartphone into the handlebars, so the Audi MMI connect App can help you get to where you're going.
Although this is just a concept, this is a semi-realistic depiction of future mobility. Likely, however, in the future, you won't own or drive the Audi, it'll be driving for you and you'll just be sharing it as a part of a mobility subscription plan.
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