Hyundai's 2 Walking Cars Go To Production

Two 4x4 Vehicles Equipped With Wheels to Drive and Robotic Legs to Walk & Climb

                                            Source:  Hyundai

Ultimate Mobility Vehicles that Could Be Hotter Than the Cybertruck

South Korean automotive giant Hyundai is putting into production two 4x4 vehicles with robotic legs.  They are quite literally walking cars.  One vehicle is called the Elevate. It is being tested and developed by Hyundai in their new facility called New Horizon Studio at the Montana State University Innovation Campus.  Hyundais' New Horizon Studio is also developing and producing a second vehicle, the autonomous TIGER with robotic legs.  This is a major initiative by Hyundai, which intends to invest $20 million and employ 50 people at the Studio to develop "Ultimate Mobility Vehicles".

Breakthrough Technologies in Elevate

The Elevate is an all-terrain vehicle that is virtually unstoppable.  It can drive on its wheels and walk through or climb over tough terrain with its robotic legs.  The Elevate has four electric powered wheels.  Each wheel is mounted on a robotic leg that can bend, swivel, lift itself over obstacles and even step down from a ledge or step up and down stairs.  The vehicle seats two and requires a human driver.  Hyundai says it is built for challenging driving conditions and could serve as a first responder vehicle in natural disasters.  The official unveiling of the Elevate is expected to be hotter than that of the Tesla Cybertruck.  

TIGER

TIGER is a smaller, 4-legged walking car that is autonomous.  It will be the first of the two vehicles to go into production.  Hyundai says it is designed to transport equipment, not people.  They add it is a natural transportation fit for logistics, construction, mining and even space exploration.  And, the vehicle can be attached to a module with propellers that would enable it to fly.

Sci-Fi

While these vehicles sound like they are straight out of science fiction, they are real and are going into production.  They are part of the future of travel and could have a very important role to play in rescue missions in dangerous conditions and also for exploration in space. For more news stories like this, go to Daily Vehicle Briefing