Shiwa is a zero-emissions, self-driving concept vehicle presented at the 86th Geneva Motor Show. It was designed by a team of 12 Master's students from the Turin Istituto Europeo di Design led by Youngjin Shim from Korea. Shiwa has four electric motors, seats for four passengers, and its interior surfaces are designed to project multimedia content. It is envisioned as an autonomous vehicle that can adapt its behavior based on its occupants.

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Shiwapresentedatthe86thGenevaMotorShow
Shiwa thisisthenameofthenewchallengeleadingtothefuturethatthe TurinIstitutoEuropeodi
Designtogetherwith Quattroruote presentedasa worldpreview atthe 86thGenevaMotor
Show (Hall5 – n.5032).
SHIWA (4,700mmlong,2,000mmwide,1,500highandwitha3,660mmwheelbase)isanoiseless
zeroemissions self-driving vehiclewithfourseatsandfourelectricmotorsintegratedinthedrivetrain.
Shiwa–aJapanesewordmeaning“fold”thatrecallsanorigami - isthebasicconceptstartingfrom
whichtheKoreanstudentYoungjinShim draftedherproject,whichwasthendevelopedbyateam
composedbyherandelevenotherMasterstudents,includingtheItalianLucaMenicacciandtheIndian
JaykishanVithalbhaiLakhani.
TheShiwacabininteriorsurfacesaredesignedtoprojectmultimediacontentstowardsthepassengers,
outdoorsortocreateanaugmentedreality.Thecabinisdesignedtobringpeopletogether,thankstothe
seatsconfigurationdisruptingthetraditionalpassenger-driverhierarchyanddelineatingdifferentspaces
andusesandreinterpretingtheconceptofconversationandinteractioninsidethevehicle.Shiwaenvelops
thepassengersbothphysically,intheirsensorydimensionandinalltherelationalaspectsamong
themselvesandwiththeoutsideworld.
The drivesystem isAWD(All-Wheel-Drive)anduses4brushlessmotorsmounteddirectlyonthe
wheels,atotallyelectricpowerunitallowingthecartomovewithnoemissionswhatsoever.Shiwais
an IICV –IndividualIdentityCompanionVehicle:itlearnstheidentity,interestsandhabitsofits
occupants,itrecognizestheirfeaturesandadaptsitsbehaviourtocircumstancesandtopassengers.
Shiwa isthebrainchildof: YoungjinSHIM(Korea);LucaMENICACCI(Italy)andJaykishan
VithalbhaiLAKHANI(India)
InteriorDesigndevelopment: JoseIgnacioMARTINEZFLORES(Ecuador)
Projectcontributors: ChenLUJIA(China);CharlesFredericNestorCARRUPT(Switzerland);
MikhailD.SOUZA(India);QichangLI(China);KejinPAN(China);AlparslanTURHAN(Turkey);
GauravUDAVANT(India)andHonghuZHANG(China),studentsoftheMasterinTransportation
DesignIEDTurinAY2014/15.
TechnicalSponsor:Cecomp,NewcastServices,ModelResine,OZRacingand Pirelli
ShiwawasrealizedunderthecoordinationofAlessandroCipolli,MasterinTransportationDesign
CoordinatorandDavideTealdi,IEDteacher.
TheprojectwascarriedoutunderthesupervisionofFulvioFantolino,CoordinationofTransportation
Design.