LocalMotors Olli
Changing the way we view transportation.
Local Motors focuses on low-volume manufacturing of open-source vehicle designs, using multiple microfactories and a co-creation SaaS platform. IBM has partnered with Local Motors to make their autonomous bus, Olli, smarter with Watson and the IBM Cloud.
Olli is an all-electric, partially 3D-printed, self-driving vehicle with a cognitive rider experience. Holding up to 10 people, this autonomous shuttle is the result of a co-creation challenge and rapid prototyping.
To extend this work, a collaboration between Local Motors, IBM, the Consumer Technology Association, and 17 other partners, #AccessibleOlli was created. This 90-percent 3D-printed version of Olli uses technology to provide solutions for those with vision and hearing loss, cognitive disorders, and mobile constraints. Why? Because transportation can be a segregating experience for people with disabilities.
#AccessibleOlli debuted with great fanfare at its recent unveiling at CES. But it’s not just us driving its evolution. You are invited to contribute ideas, designs, and code on the Local Motors Labs website.