Style, design and speed were the obsessions of car designers of yester years; the latest vogue seems futuristic and fictional- a driverless car! Mike and Maaike, an industrial design firm from San Francisco that was behind the creation of the Google Phone, has now created the ‘ATNMBL’ read as autonomobile. This self-directed seven-seated four-wheeler is for those travel freaks who hate driving.

This concept car expected to hit the roads in 2040 has no steering wheel, brake pedal or drivers seat. Instead, it has a spacious and posh interior with large display for info, searches, browsing, and communication, open-source software with downloadable apps for carpool and carshare through social networking and a bar to keep you occupied through the drive. The large windows give you a scenic view of the horizon that you often miss while driving. This fully electric powered plus solar assist autonomobile takes you wherever you want, thanks to its driverless navigation via GPS, Lidar, radar, stereo camera and accelerometers.

Now, all you have to do is pack your bags, get into it through an electric glass sliding door into a standing-height entryway and enjoy your journey with family and friends. ATNMBL would surely redefine the joy of driving, but sad that it would take another three decades for it to reach us. Well, as someone said- the fruits of patience will surely be sweet.

Via AutoBlog/ MikeandMaaike