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The challenge was to design "the next generation of 3D-printed cars," and qualifying entries had to demonstrate that the design could result in the world's first road-ready 3D printed car, which Local Motors really does plan to put into production in 2016.
The idea is to roll out a low-speed version at the beginning of the year, and follow it up with a "fully homologated highway-ready" model before 2017 (homologated is fancyspeak for a vehicle approved for a particular use).
The winning entry was announced last week, and it's a twofer that demonstrates the high degree of customization enabled by 3D printing. Kevin Lo, a long-time Local Motors collaborator known as Reload, won for a duo of designs called Reload Swim and Reload Sport.
Custom-printed cars sound fun, but who bears the cost of safety certification?
Original Submission
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 19 2015, @01:16AM
You wouldn't download a car.
(Score: 2) by aristarchus on Sunday July 19 2015, @09:57AM
Yes, I would. And I would share it with my 7.863 million friends on the internets. But this is what worries me:
The challenge was to design "the next generation of 3D-printed cars,"
There was a "first generation" of three-dimensionally printed cars? When? How could I have missed this? Why wasn't I told? I thought we were still at the stage of printing large enough blocks of plastic to hopefully contain the pressures of a NATO 9mm pistol round, and not turn into deadly plastic shrapnel for everyone in a twenty or thirty meter radius.