Actually looks like something out of the movies.
We've been working really closely with Uber drivers to understand exactly
what it is that we can do to radically improve how a car can
function for a ride-hail driver. So think of this as the ideal
car for an Uber driver. This is the Alpha prototype. This is
the first version of the Arrival Car. You saw the sketches and
the designs – it is a fully working prototype, we now use
this to go and do testing and continue the design into what we
call Gamma, which is the next stage of development. That is
what we're working on next. The shape of the front is looking good. So
can I get in? Why don't we first of all, just walk round it.
Nice. I noticed you kept the black belt on the steering
wheel. We've talked a lot about that in the last meeting. Right? Yeah. It's really
pretty. Fabulous. Yeah, look at the roof. One of the things that
we wanted to do was to move the driver as far forward as we can
in the vehicle. This means that visibility can be radically
improved versus any other car on the market. Come and have a go. I like
the big window. Yeah, I do. I love it. I love the, I feel
like I can see everything. The driver position is elevated. So
the sensation of visibility that you get here with this huge
windscreen is phenomenal. It feels like I'm outdoors.
It's great. The overall footprint of the whole car is the same as the
Volkswagen Golf. But as you can see, one of the big design
features that we've really strived for is, in the back of the
car is massive. The passenger legroom in the back of the car
is actually greater than a Rolls Royce. We've designed this in
such a way that the front passenger seat can fold down and
then can be moved as far forward as possible under the dashboard,
and that creates this incredible sensation of space in the back
row.
This infinity roof is fabulous. And that feeling that I am up here,
they're back there. There is a sense of separation. That's
great for them.
So why don't we test it out as a passenger? Okay, go for
those long legs. That's great space.
First impressions? What do you think? What do you notice? Ah, I
love it. This is beautiful. Yes. The view is amazing. I think that's very
sexy, isn't it? And that goes down and disappears. Yeah,
there we go. Move that out of the way. The idea is to have
space for leg room, cargo. Plenty. If you have a small bag,
you're going to the airport, for example, you could bring the bag
in and place it in here, there's plenty of room to do that. And
you don't need to use the boot.
Let's have a look. So this is as large as they come usually. There we are.
The boot is designed to be able to accommodate two large
suitcases and a couple of small ones as well. I see.
Problem solved.
Let's talk about the experience for the driver. The design we're going for is just super minimal. Everything that
you can do you do through the display. When you think of what
a normal car has in terms of dials, gadgets and
gizmos. And this is just really stripped back. It's what we need. The climate
control, Bluetooth for phone connection. It's all configured
through here. But the really interesting thing with this is
there's an opportunity with a ride hailing company to
make use of this display. So you can imagine this as being
something, where when you start your trip, you could see the
name and photograph of both the driver and the passenger and use
it as a moment for connection.
So we're on our way to Picadilly.
As our alpha prototype, the purpose of this vehicle is
really to realise the vision from the initial design going
into the next stage of the vehicle. We build a series of
prototypes to ensure that we've properly tested and prepared
before it goes into production.
It's great. You know, this technology is the future.
You understand me? Yeah.
Thank you for having me. Thank you. Thanks for coming again.