Thomas Heatherwick's studio has unveiled its prototype of Airo, an electric car that it claims will clean the air as it drives, designed for Chinese car brand IM Motors.
The vehicle, which was on display in the Future Lab at Goodwood Festival of Speed from 8 to 11 July, is the first car to be designed by Heatherwick Studio. A sketch of the design was first revealed on Dezeen in March of this year.
Heatherwick Studio has unveiled a prototype of Airo
Airo will be fitted with a high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filtering system that can "vacuum up pollutants from other cars", according to the architect. At the event, Heatherwick said that this is expected to "collect a tennis ball worth of particulate matter per year" reported the BBC.
It was on display at Goodwood Festival of Speed
The Airo prototype has a highly textured exterior lined with a series of ridges. It is also designed with autonomous and driver-controlled modes.
It is set to go into production in 2023 for IM Motors ? a car brand established by Chinese car company SAIC Motor with online retailer Alibaba Group and the Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Group.
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