The Volvo 360c is a concept car like no other.

Reimagining the future

With the Volvo 360c the Swedish firm casts new light on what the future of mobility, employment, entertainment and living space could be. The fully autonomous, all-electric model can change the way future humans travel, rest and engage with other thanks to a flexible cabin and the lack of interior driving controls.

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360c presents four uses of autonomous driving vehicles – a sleeping environment, mobile office, living room and entertainment space, Volvo believes that the 360c can be an attractive alternative to air, bus and train travel. In contrast to those other modes it provides advantages in terms of comfort, convenience and privacy.

Looking into the future, building such a ‘vehicle’ could turn Volvo into a provider of high-end private transport, rivalling airlines, as opposed to just a car company. The 360c’s sleeping environment allows first-class private cabin travel from door-to-door, avoiding intrusive and time-sapping airport security, queuing, noisy and cramped airliners.

In their words

“The 360c explores what becomes possible when we remove the human driver, using new freedoms in design and recapturing time – it’s a glimpse at how autonomous drive technology will change the world as we know it. The possibilities are mind-boggling,” said Mårten Levenstam, senior vice president of corporate strategy at Volvo Cars.

“People becoming less reliant on proximity to cities is just one example of the impact of removing the burden of unproductive travel time,” said Levenstam. “The 360c driving office makes it viable for people to live at greater distances from crowded cities and use their time both in a more pleasant and more effective way.”

“We regard the 360c as a conversation starter, with more ideas and answers to come as we learn more.Yet we believe fully autonomous drive has the potential to fundamentally change our society in many ways. It will have a profound impact on how people travel, how we design our cities and how we use infrastructure. But we are just one of many stakeholders, so we expect and invite a broad discussion as society learns how to make the most of this revolutionary technology,” he concluded.