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Gordon Murray led consortium unveils MOTIV autonomous pod

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Gordon Murray Design has joined forces with Delta Motorsport and itMoves on the development of a new single-seater autonomous pod car that it claims could have a major impact on the world of personal transportation and last mile delivery.

Part-funded through the UK-government’s ‘IDP14’ programme, and unveiled at this week’s MOVE 2020 event in London (11 – 12th February), the vehicle, dubbed MOTIV, has been developed for adaptation to driverless use with any form of autonomous technology and is claimed to be the first of its kind to offer this degree of integration simplicity.

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The pod is based on Gordon Murray Design’s iStream Superlight technology, which uses ultra-lightweight high strength extruded aluminium in the chassis, composite panels and door, and aluminium suspension to ensure that vehicle weight is kept below 450kg (excluding batteries). It is built on an ultra-lightweight quadricycle vehicle platform that is designed to meet full passenger-car crash safety requirements.  Thanks to its compact dimensions (the pod is 1.6m high,  2.5m long and 1.3m wide) the vehicle is claimed to offer greater flexibility than any of its rivals.

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