World's most futuristic car is a wheel-less marvel designed like a bubble
- The world’s most futuristic car has been revealed
- It was designed by Renault
- It has no wheels and levitates using magnets
Published on Jan 25, 2024 at 4:13 PM (UTC+4)
by Amelia Jean Hershman-Jones
Last updated on Jan 25, 2024 at 5:03 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Alessandro Renesis
Want to check out the newly unveiled wheels of the future? Spoiler alert: the world’s most futuristic car is entirely wheel-less, non-directional and looks like a bubble.
The extendable and glossy glass pod can move in any direction without turning around.
With a transparent glass exterior, silver bucket seats and sliding doors, the concept is designed to look like a bubble as it glides.
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The Renault car, nicknamed ‘The Float’ was designed by a then-23-year-old Yuchen Cai.
The graduate of Shanghai Jiao Tong University won a Renault-sponsored design competition that asked participants to think about future of the autonomous car.
And it’s not the only floating concept vehicle with this flying superyacht powered by helium taking luxury to new heights on the ocean.
The autonomous float hovercraft is based on the same technology as Tesla’s Hyperloop and China’s high-speed Maglev train.
This technology is faster than a plane and has the ability to reduce air pollution emissions, minimise travel time and reduce costs.
There is only one Maglev train in operation in China, connecting the airport in Shanghai to the city centre.
The 19-mile journey can be complete in about seven minutes.
The wheel-less bubble car would use Maglev technology, or magnetic levitation, to propel it forwards.
It can also be compared to superfast shuttle, the Tesla Hyperloop.
Passengers sit in pods as they’re whisked through a vacuum-sealed tube at 700mph.
It would be the fastest means of transport in the world.
Most trains only reach a maximum speed of 225 km/h (140 mph).
The Hyperloop’s pressurised pods levitate on tracks, also using magnets.
By sucking out all the air from the tube, the pods would be able to be propelled between destinations at super speeds.
The groundbreaking technology means the futuristic car could only be brought to market involve magnet technology.
It would travel along specially-built magnetic lines.
Each pod has space for one or two people.
These pods can attach to others via a magnetic belt around the exterior meaning the possibilities are infinite.
And, using an app, they can be rented like a taxi.
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All Supercar Blondie contributors undergo editorial review and fact-checking to ensure accuracy and authority in automotive journalism. After gaining her BA Hons in French and English at the University of Nottingham, Amelia embarked on a vocational diploma from the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ). This led to numerous opportunities, from interning at Vogue to being on the small team that launched Women’s Health magazine in the UK, which was named the PPA Consumer magazine of the year for three years running. As Health, Beauty and Fitness editor, Amelia personally received a Johnson & Johnson Award and was shortlisted for both PPA and BSME titles. Since then, Amelia has created content for numerous titles and brands, including the Telegraph, 111 Skin, Waitrose, Red magazine, Stylist, and Elle, as well as being Head of Content at Vitality and Editor in Chief at INLondon magazine. “My superpower is translating technical jargon about the mechanical workings of a supercar into a relatable story you’ll want to share with your friends after you’ve read it.” After joining the SB Media family as a senior journalist in September of 2023, Amelia’s role has evolved to see her heading up the SEO output of the editorial team. From researching the most ‘Google-able’ key terms to producing evergreen content - it’s been a time of hard work, growth, and success for the editorial team and the Supercar Blondie website. “I like to think of myself as a ‘method journalist’. In other words: I live and breathe whatever I am writing about. When writing about fitness, I trained as a personal trainer, and as a beauty editor, I completed an ‘expert’ in scent diploma with the Fragrance Foundation. “During my tenure at Supercar Blondie, however, I did something I never thought possible: I passed my driving test at the age of 36. One day I’d love to train as a mechanic to better understand what happens under the hood, too. “My sweet spot is providing readers with a ‘takeaway’ (read: something new they didn’t know before) after reading every one of my stories. While I don’t claim to be an expert in the automotive world, I know the experts and bodies in the field to rely on to provide our readers with an informative and thought-provoking story every time they visit the site.”
