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<\/div>On the Road Again<\/h2>
So much time is lost in transit, from spending hours in line at airport security to getting stuck in traffic.<\/p>
But Toronto-based design studio Aprilli has cooked up a futuristic solution<\/a> that could turn those lost hours into valuable time. The firm’s “Autonomous Travel Suite” concept combines the ease and comfort of a hotel room with the power of autonomous driving. Think of it as an ultra-deluxe Uber that you can sleep, work and eat in while you travel — not to mention a bold vision of the future of transportation.<\/p> The autonomous pod is a full-fledged transportation solution that is “equipped with the basic sleeping, working, and washroom facilities, allowing the guests to use their travel time more efficiently and productively,” according to Aprilli’s site<\/a>. You can summon it with an app, and Aprilli sees the Autonomous Travel Suite to be part of a much bigger “network of hotel facilities” where individual pods can dock to offer clients even more amenities.<\/p> In an explainer video, for instance, you can watch the pod connect to a “parent suite” inside a circular “hotel” that turns the simple travel suite into a much bigger “upscale integrated unit” that includes a washroom and living space.<\/p> Needless to say, it’s an ambitious idea — we haven’t even figured out<\/a> how to get autonomous vehicles to reliably share the road with human drivers.<\/p> And it’s not an entirely unique idea, either. Other companies like IKEA envision the future of autonomous vehicles as not just hotel suites: their SPACE10 concepts<\/a> revealed in September include visions of a self-driving mini-greenhouse and a pop-up shop.<\/p> Nonetheless, Aprilli’s concept is a promising idea that could shift the whole paradigm of travel — and make some of the most bothersome hours of travel convenient, comfortable, and efficient.<\/p> READ MORE: <\/strong>Self-driving hotel room comes to you like an Uber<\/a> [CNET<\/em>] More on autonomous concepts: This Futuristic Audi Concept Transforms Itself Into a Flying Taxi<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p> The post Futuristic Hotel Suite Would Drive You Around While You Sleep<\/a> appeared first on Futurism<\/a>.<\/p> See the rest here: On the Road Again So much time is lost in transit, from spending hours in line at airport\u00a0security to getting stuck in traffic. But Toronto-based design studio Aprilli has cooked up\u00a0a futuristic solution that could turn those lost hours into valuable time. The firm\u2019s \u201cAutonomous Travel Suite\u201d concept combines the ease and comfort of a hotel room with the power of autonomous driving. Continue reading Autonomous Travel Suites<\/h2>
Travel to Live, Live to Travel<\/h2>
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