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âWalking carâ will drive, walk and fly across extreme terrain 10 Feb 2021
The Tiger concept from Hyundai Motor Group will drive, walk or fly across inhospitable terrain A new âultimate mobility vehicleâ (UMV) will use wheels, legs and an attachable drone to traverse the most inhospitable and remote environments.
Designed to carry deliveries, aid packages or scientific equipment, the uncrewed Transforming Intelligent Ground Excursion Robot (Tiger) is being developed by Hyundai Motor Group in California.
“Vehicles like Tiger, and the technologies underpinning it, give us an opportunity to push our imaginations,” said Dr John Suh, head of the company’s New Horizons Studio. “We are constantly looking at ways to rethink vehicle design and development and redefine the future of transportation and mobility.”
Called TIGER - short for Transforming Intelligent Ground Excursion Robot - it is an unmanned electric robotic vehicle designed access the world's most inhospitable regions.