Research on the future of mobility and it’s space — the “Shared Space” populated by human beings and intelligent cars — are a significant part in the context of discourse concerning the research vehicle F 015.
Alexander Mankowsky, Futures Studies & Ideation Daimler, and Christopher Lindinger, Director Research & Innovation in Ars Electronica Futurelab, highlight this topic and provide insight into the ongoing research partnership between Ars Electronica Futurelab and Mercedes-Benz in which outstanding experimental approaches with spaxels and robo platforms were elaborated.
Shared Space Spaxels lets people experience robotic mobility with the help of three quadcopters. In this sensor-equipped interaction space, Spaxels depict traffic situations and communicate with human beings in their vicinity by means of light signals or predefined airborne maneuvers.
In Shared Space Bots, specially developed robots are the protagonists of experiments in human-automobile interaction. Each of the robots can be augmented with projections onto the space’s floor, whereby various LED elements enable the bots to communicate their current state, intentions, etc.