"sony1492" (sony1492) 08/13/2017 at 01:30 • Filed to: Not politics

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Small cabovers are good. Trying to figure what trucks will look like down the road. Open to suggestions

Perspectives all wrong, wheels off blah blah

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > sony1492 08/13/2017 at 02:21

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Do small cab-overs look cool? Yes

Can small cab-overs pass any kind of crash test? Nope

sony1492 > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 08/13/2017 at 02:31

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The idea is that in the future there are materials that have immence strength, or rather they are cheaper than they are now. And or that crash safety is less of a focus due to a dramatic decrease in accidents(autonomous cars). Ill try and draw one with safety in mind, this one was based on space efficiency.

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > sony1492 08/13/2017 at 02:49

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I always think of these as “on campus” vehicles. They’re typically not driving more than 10-20 mph and are more likely to run into a tree or a pedestrian than a vehicle.

sony1492 > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 08/13/2017 at 03:08

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Wider with a higher beltline for side impact. Taller(see sideview) so the occupants sit further back, the passenger compartment being within the door area and the rest of the front end being crumple zone.

Ideally trucks would have van cabs(because apparently those pass crash tests). Personally I wouldn’t trust one of those kei trucks on the open road like you were saying but the design looks like it has a ton of potential from an efficiency point of view. I imagine it would be possible to make one safe, if enlarged to the rough size of normal trucks. That’s sort of what these are.(and because bored at night, why not)

Out, but with a W - has found the answer > sony1492 08/13/2017 at 03:43

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Depending on how far in the future you want to look, you’ll probably won’t need a cab, or at most one for a single occupant, what with autonomous trucks and all.

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > sony1492 08/13/2017 at 03:47

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I actually really like the first design, the way the windshield wraps is nice.

sony1492 > Out, but with a W - has found the answer 08/13/2017 at 03:49

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True, it depends on the application. You may want a cab for any off-road use(such as housing development or rural use) that would require human interaction to drive.

sony1492 > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 08/13/2017 at 04:07

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If I get my ass in gear tomorrow I might try to do a better/bigger sketch of that.

6691 zapS > sony1492 08/13/2017 at 04:44

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Body on Frame or Unibody?

pip bip - choose Corrour > sony1492 08/13/2017 at 05:10

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agreed

Out, but with a W - has found the answer > sony1492 08/13/2017 at 05:53

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Remote control seems appropriate for those cases? The goal would be (and is now) to optimize useable area/volume for a given length to maximize profit, so I doubt trucking companies would want to add a permanent cab for just those fringe activities. A detachable cab could become a thing perhaps? And that would actually be a cabover design.

sony1492 > 6691 zapS 08/13/2017 at 11:13

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Unibody

sony1492 > Out, but with a W - has found the answer 08/13/2017 at 11:19

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Remote control would be odd if you are driving hundreds of miles remotely. I mean if the truck was spending lots of time in rural areas with poor infrastructure it would be best to have human control.(first world use) I guess I am not seeing the big picture on the space efficiency, but for this idea it’s space efficiency with two occupants.

Probenja > sony1492 08/13/2017 at 11:33

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That looks a lot like the Hyundai/Kia ones:

You do sit on top of the engine on these, in your drawing it seems like the cab is in front of the engine. And yes, they are not terribly safe.

Out, but with a W - has found the answer > sony1492 08/13/2017 at 12:40

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In that case I misunderstood, I was thinking more of last mile cases, with just the last bit at the destination unmapped/unconvential. Technically you could cross the Amazon using remote control (see also military UAVs), but you’re right that it would probably make more economic sense to keep a local driver in such situations.

Corkscrew'd > sony1492 08/13/2017 at 15:57

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Is it too much to hope for something designed by Luigi Colani?

I might have a slight obsession with Luigi Colani and his creations lol.

sony1492 > Corkscrew'd 08/13/2017 at 16:04

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Car design is getting ridiculous give it 20 years and we might be close to that.

Corkscrew'd > sony1492 08/13/2017 at 16:27

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I’m still wishing for a Syd Mead future.

I mean, we are living in a dystopia, the least we can have are airships, giant, building-spanning geishas, and floating police cars.

sony1492 > Corkscrew'd 08/13/2017 at 16:34

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Thought the future would be sleek and sexy.

Turns out will be outlandish and utilitarian(as in very aerodynamic, small wheels for more interior space etc.)

Corkscrew'd > sony1492 08/13/2017 at 22:43

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Eh, I think we’re getting close: