High technology is used in more and more everyday objects that we are used to. The electric car manufacturer from China, Nio, and British designers from Layer Studio have decided to integrate artificial intelligence into an ordinary scooter, which will be able to independently memorize the user’s route and deliver the person to the needed destination.
Artificial intelligence built into the scooter uses machine learning and will allow comfortable and swift transportation to the “last mile” route. Integrated into the Nio Pal scooter of the future, Nomi voice interface developed by the Nio company will help to go on a journey by voice command.
The Pal scooter is equipped with an elementary control system: tilting the steering wheel forward results in an increase in speed, and tilting in the opposite direction reduces the speed up to a complete stop. Each wheel is equipped with an individual engine, which changes the speed of rotation depending on the user’s maneuver.
A vertical rack of Nio Pal allows you to hang a bag, place a basket or a trolley from the supermarket there. The display shows the minimum required information: the speed and residual charge of the battery. For more detailed information, you can use a special application on your smartphone. In addition, the user will be able to get voice information on the status of the scooter. For this purpose, the user will need to use headphones.
During the presentation of the prototype, the developers did not provide any information neither about the price of the smart scooter, nor about the distance of autonomous driving on a removable battery, nor about the capacity of the battery itself. According to the developers, carbon fiber coated with graphene was used while manufacturing the prototype. However, when it comes to mass production, it is unlikely that the manufacturers will keep using such expensive materials.
