What is it?
According to luxury maker Maybach, a radically new car culture will arise in the near future and we'll all travel around in electric rickshaws. That's exactly what the Maybach DRS, or Den-Riki-Sha (electric powered rickshaw, in English) is. The company also claims that it would be the world's first naturally manufactured vehicle (NMV), as it would be born from a coded DNA cocoon. Right.
What technology does it use?
Power comes courtesy of a self balancing electric drive unit and the DRS would be controlled by an onboard computer that links up to a city's transport infrastructure.
What current car would it replace?
Nothing in the current Maybach line-up. We're pretty sure that none of the company's existing cars are grown from cocoons.
Click here for the full list of vehicles taking part in the 2010 LA Design Challenge.
Jack Carfrae - 22 Oct 2010
