It used to be that we had a design category for cars, and another for bikes. But in recent years, automotive brands and independent inventors have pivoted towards “mobility”—ways to move people and objects that are neither car nor bike. Here’s some of the wilder mobility designs we saw this year.
In Japan, Buses That Can Also Ride the Rails
Robots That Use Balls to Get Around
A Beautiful Prosthetic for Amputee Swimmers
An Electric Motorcycle That Can be Turned Into a Snowmobile
Hyundai’s Three-Wheeler Concept, Designed for the Indian Market
World’s First Self-Balancing Exoskeleton Allows People to Walk Again
Design Needed: These Mad-Max-esque Solar-Powered Bikes and Trikes
“A New Category of Personal Mobility:” Robot Horses
The Pivotal Helix: A Cute, Goofy-Looking Personal Electric Flying Machine
Modular Urban Mobility Solution: The EDAG CityBot
Infinite Machine’s Cyber-Utilitarian Olto E-Bike
AEMotion’s Designers Tackle the Challenge of an Oddly-Proportioned Vehicle
French Architect’s Incredible Spider-Like Vehicle Now in Production
BMW’s No-Helmet-Needed Electric Scooter Concept
An Innovative All-Terrain Stair-Climbing Wheelchair from China
A “Flying Suitcase” Personal VTOL Aircraft that Fits in a Car Trunk
A Honda Scooter with a Chinese Design Aesthetic
Yamaha Teases Unusual Mobility Design Concepts
Lexus’ Bizarre One-Person Autonomous Luxury Taxi Concept
Industrial Design Firm Intenxiv Designs a More Elegant Airport PRM Vehicle
Industrial Designer Invents Transformers-Inspired Folding Scooter