VW one

Volkswagen's one is at this stage just a figment of a team of designers' collective imagination. It forms part of a fascinating new website that tries to predict how the motoring landscape looks in twenty years time.

The one is a single occupant vehicle designed primarily for urban usage and commuting. Its small size makes it easy to park anyway, but it has quite a few innovations to simplify the process further. For starters, it's connected to all other cars on the road via a fast wireless network, which communicates via a central system to warn road users about traffic jams and potential hazards. The same system can guide a car to the nearest available parking spot.

If you look closely at the pictures you'll notice that the one lies flat and sleek when at speed, while its suspension pivots and the whole car rotates upwards to drastically reduce its footprint for parking. To see more check out www.volkswagen2028.com.

Shane O' Donoghue

Thursday August 7