At this year’s all-digital Autodesk University event, the Design & Manufacturing Keynote centred on ‘Elevate’, a new vehicle concept from Hyundai, which is employing generative design technology to develop a new vehicle that has the ability to “walk” in challenging environments.

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Debuted at last year’s CES by the automotive leader’s New Horizons Studio in collaboration with industrial design studio Sundberg-Ferar, ‘Elevate’ is a four-legged vehicle which can alternate between driving and “walking” functions depending on the terrain or application, providing a mobility solution for various transport needs, exploration and emergency scenarios. Here, Andy Harris (AH), Senior Principal Research Engineer at Autodesk Research , talks to TCT about how generative design is making this unique “Transformer” style vehicle possible. TCT: At AU, Hyundai is presented the latest iteration of its “walking car”, designed using Autodesk tools – can you tell us how this collaboration emerged? AH: After debuting the walking […]

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