BMW's Shape Shifter Car

BMW's Shape Shifter Car

www.drive.com.au
(visit the link for the full news article)

WOW.

I wonder how long this technology has been around for, if it's just becoming mainstream now?
A car that can shape shift, lights that come out if its skin!!!!
Using carbonfibre and steel mesh, BMW have created their own 'hybrid' material. Or have they?

I, myself have never seen this before and am every surprised at such a concept in car design. Maybe Camouflage is next up on BMW's list.





www.drive.com.au
(visit the link for the full news article)

WOW indeed. Very interesting stuff

One must wonder about how safe this thing is though, I did not see any mention of this in the article or on the video.

Yeah, no talk about safety. guess it might have its own ejector seat too.
But still an UNREAL car, wonder how many miles to the gallon it does

I wish my 1988 Corolla had that, it could shapeshift its self into a real car

[edit on 13-6-2008 by crackerjack]

So, we're finally getting transformers, huh?

If anyone watched the video on that link, did you get the sense that the material the guy was stretching and bending reminded you of descriptions of the fabric said to be found at the Roswell crash?

Very cool...

I showed this to a colleague and they mentioned that it wouldn't last 2 minutes in Glasgow with some 'chavs' and a Stanley knife..

Sad but more than likely true

Berth

[edit on 13-6-2008 by badBERTHA]

wow thats cool. Looks pretty freaky when it blinks though!

GINA= GREATFULLY INTERCEPTED AN ALIEN

[edit on 13-6-2008 by monkeybus]

YouTube Link

[edit on 13-6-2008 by monkeybus]

Hmm..interesting concept but I think it is early days.

Problem for me aesthetically is it looks like a fabric covered car not very pleasing to my eye.

I have to admit the stanley knife problem in some area's was probably the first thing to cross my mind and insurance costs could well reflect this.

Safety may not be as big an issue as it seems, afterall racing cars have a safety cell and it would not surprise me to find a similiar arrangement applied to this.

I could well imagine the slang that could be applied to this car, one name that readily comes to mind is "the spandex sportser".