Lotus has unveiled Theory 1, its first concept car that embodies the future of intelligent performance vehicles. Lotus has developed its own proprietary driver system called LOTUSWEAR™, which is an immersive system that aims to deliver a personalized experience to every occupant in the car, designed to evoke a sense of raw emotion and pure excitement – and further connect them to the road.
This features an adaptive soft and lightweight robotic textile material, seamlessly enabling the car to communicate with the driver and passengers and offer a more intuitive and comfortable in-car experience. It aims to do this through inflatable pods on the seating and steering wheel that will react in real time to offer more support, grip, and subtle prompts via personalised haptic feedback.
The LOTUSWEAR™ technology line is built on the high-performance NVIDIA DRIVE compute platform – enabling redundant and diverse real-time sensor processing at trillions of operations per second for greater safety and enhancing the vehicle’s capabilities through advanced digitalization and adaptive parameters for optimum driving dynamics. By grouping the technology all in a singular line throughout the vehicle, Lotus aims to keep the design as minimal and harmonious as possible – a progressive expression of its technology DNA.
The innovations announced today are expected to be implemented into future Lotus cars in the coming years.
Tosan Aduayi is a motoring enthusiasts and writes from Mansfield, Texas – [email protected]
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