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      11-19-2012, 10:59 AM   #1
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19.11.2012

Los Angeles/ Munich. The L.A. Autoshow is not just the place to inspect new models of automotive companies. For the 9th time, it is also the place where the design teams of the top automotive companies enter a creative competition of the most exciting kind when presenting visionary concepts around the topic of individual mobility. In 2012 the challenge for the design teams was to create the ultimate 2025 highway patrol vehicle. The solution delivered by BMW subsidiary DesignworksUSA demonstrates that BMW´s design think tank has more to offer than a rich 40 year history of product design. The visionary concept ePatrol gives a glimpse into the forceful power of innovation and future thinking that the mother company BMW Group as well as external clients from manifold industries may expect from DesignworksUSA in the 40 years to come.

Design Challenge.

In 2012 the design teams were tasked with exploring creative solutions for futuristic patrol cars based on a set of criteria which included: future needs for advanced technology; speed and agility on future freeway systems; creativity of the solution; and meeting a specific region's emission standards and environmental sensibility (including maintenance and recyclability). Furthermore the teams were challenged to look into the future to envision and create the trends and tools that haven't been imagined with the added complexity of a vehicle fit for law enforcement. Laurenz Schaffer, President of DesignworksUSA comments the solution delivered by the design team: “DesignworksUSA`s role as a think tank is to challenge the status quo of existing product solutions”, he says. “We wanted to present a visionary impulse to the theme of highway patrol. Hence our contribution to the L.A. Design Challenge is a vision concept with no links to BMW´s future design strategy. We took the liberty to think out of the box. To emphasize the conceptual approach our design is independent from BMW design elements and known visual cues but looks at new product typologies and fresh ideas on shapes”, Schaffer continues.

ePatrol : A dream project for designers.

The BMW Group DesignworksUSA team began the challenge by selecting Los Angeles as the region to create a 2025 scenario. Being aware that there will be more traffic, faster vehicles, and vehicles with alternative drive trains the design team explored how a patrol team functioned today and in the future and determined that teamwork and accessibility were the two key elements to a successful patrol effort. For teamwork, the design team was inspired by the partnership between a patrol officer and their canine. The clogged highways today and in the future inspired the design team to focus on a solution to increase accessibility.

Design Solution.

The design of the ePatrol Vision centers on a modular structure and drone technology that enhanced both teamwork and accessibility. The main structure can deploy three drones. The top drone sits above the main structure and is a flying drone, while the other two are one wheel vehicles attached to the rear. In the case of a pursuit during heavy traffic areas, the patrol officer sitting in the two passenger main structure can deploy either the flying drone or one of the single wheel drones to chase the suspect and report back data to the main structure. When all drones are deployed, the main structure can continue to function. All drones have added protection benefits in that they can send an impulse to another vehicle and disable it. Throughout the exterior design, the team strived to create a powerful stance with an aerodynamic aesthetic and flowing lines.

The interior design was inspired by a woven structure made of aluminum wire inside carbon fibre and polymer resin. The seats form a significant connection between driver and architecture. From a manufacturing standpoint, the 3D woven carbon fibre structure has the advantage that tooling is not required. All interfaces within the interior are touch screen. For greater protection to the patrol officers, windows are not included in the vehicle. The windshield is replaced with a large screen that on the exterior can communicate critical information such as accidents or route information to other drivers. On the interior, the large screen acts as a monitor on which data from the drones can be displayed.


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      11-19-2012, 11:11 AM   #2
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Is this april fool ?
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      11-19-2012, 11:14 AM   #3
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Is this april fool ?
Read the article. It's BMW's entry in a concept design competition.

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... design teams of the top automotive companies enter a creative competition of the most exciting kind when presenting visionary concepts around the topic of individual mobility. In 2012 the challenge for the design teams was to create the ultimate 2025 highway patrol vehicle.
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      11-19-2012, 11:22 AM   #4
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its cool. maybe too much inspired by total recall and other similar movies.
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      11-19-2012, 11:22 AM   #5
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no kidney grille, rings, L- shaped tail lights, amber cluster... it doesn't look like a bmw to me
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      11-19-2012, 11:35 AM   #6
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I find it hard to believe it's not like this already. The roads/cities seem very blah or if you want to go so far as to say, the cars/roads we have today are not reflective of what our society is capable of producing. Nice concept photos though, it's always nice to see someone's creative energy for the future.
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So in the future, everyone drives a Lambo?
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i doubt these cars going to be be 2025, might be a little longer than that.
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No way you could sit in that car wearing a holster and utility belt.

Also, where are the cup and donut holders?

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Apparently not so much in 2025
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Cool..... I guess.........
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So they are confirming that BMW will lose all sense of it's identity in the future. What the hell is this thing? Not even a single design cue.
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2025 ? You mean 2125.

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No back seat?
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Don't need one if you vaporize the perp
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no kidney grille, rings, L- shaped tail lights, amber cluster... it doesn't look like a bmw to me
there isnt a single bmw logo on the car so why would those things have to be there
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Cool, love these futuristic concept pics
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Yeah, but correcting others is not important, and quite frankly is rude at best.
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Who remembers the Audi RSQ on the movie iRobot ? I think that's more achievable. I loved the lit up Audi logo on the front grill.
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