SupercarBlondie amazed with Mercedes concept car that can drive sideways Supercar Blondie Instagram \/ YouTubeYouTube star Alex \u2018Supercar Blondie\u2019 Hirschi stepped into the future of motor vehicles when she came face-to-face with the 2020 Mercedes-Benz VISION AVTR concept car inspired by James Cameron\u2019s Avatar. Concept cars have a long history in the auto industry, with the goal to both arouse interest in emerging trends and accelerating the development of new technologies to possibly incorporate them in the future. It\u2019s safe to say that Supercar Blondie was stunned with various aspects of Mercedes-Benz\u2019s take on an Advanced Vehicle Transformation (AVTR) design that actually responds to the \u201cdriver.\u201d The concept even allows the driver to move the wheels in unison, to the point where they\u2019re all facing one direction in order to actually drive sideways. \u201cThis is the crazy bit: this car moves sideways,\u201d she said. \u201cAll the wheels will face one direction and kind of creep along like a crab.\u201d This functionality, along with the \u201cscales\u201d on the back of the car and the bizarre wheels that leave \u201canimal paw\u201d treading, makes the concept feel alive. \u201cIn every single piece of this car, in the way that it moves, the way that it feels, the way that it looks, it is a creature,\u201d Blondie said. Everything from the tires to the braking process were made to be in tune with the driver\u2019s mood, similar to how the Na\u2019vi tribes of Pandora literally connect to the wildlife around them using the \u201cqueues\u201d in their braids. Much like the film, there is a physical connection between the people and their mode of transportation, and it\u2019s no different here. https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B7A54NoHRiA\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link \u201cSo the whole thing about you becoming \u2018one with the car,\u2019 you may think \u2018Ugh, that\u2019s just a story. Whatever.\u2019 This is why [Mercedes-Benz] says that,\u201d Blondie explained as she sat in a driver\u2019s seat lacking a steering wheel. \u201cWhen you put your hand here on the [car\u2019s middle console], it starts recognizing your heartbeat, and it will actually pulsate with you.\u201d According to the YouTuber, the car starts to recognize who is in the pilot\u2019s seat and eventually \u201cknows exactly which person is sitting in the driver\u2019s seat.\u201d When initiating the driving mode, the center console actually pops out to give the person a sort of control lever that moves the wheels in the direction that they pivot the station. Just like Cameron\u2019s 2009 film, the concept is a breathtaking feat of engineering that makes fantasy-like aspects a reality with its incredible use of emerging technologies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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