2015 RINSPEED BUDII

2015 Rinspeed Budii Rinspeed is a Swiss automobile manufacturer and tuning designer. It specialises in restoring classic cars, as well as tuning and modifying modern cars such as Porsche's and Subarus. Since 1991, they have also designed exotic concept and special vehicles for the Geneva Motor Show and other car shows each year, but do not enter into production. Rinspeed Budii - redefines human-machine interaction, is a concept car from Swiss automotive visionary Frank M. Rinderknecht, who founded Rinspeed in 1979. Swiss design and engineering firm Rinspeed's vision of driving in the future is an autonomous one, and that cars, rather than being a tool to simply take you from point A to point B, will become an extension of your lounge or office. Rinspeed Budii concept, which is described as a “friend on wheels” is based on a BMW i3, is fully autonomous and also has the ability to communicate with surrounding vehicles. But when the owner feels like doing the driving, they have the option of taking over. Rinspeed, like most of the major automakers, sees self-driving cars as the ideal solution for eliminating road accidents, but rather than permanently removing control of a car Rinspeed prefers to let the owner takeover whenever they like. The steering wheel in the Budii features a robotic arm that enables either the driver or front passenger to steer. And if nobody feels like steering, the steering wheel is simply parked in the centre position. Some of the advanced technologies that make autonomous driving possible in the Budii include vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2X) radio-based communications, radar and motion sensing systems and advanced camera monitoring. One of the standout features is a telescoping laser scanner on the roof called TrackView. It can be raised by 70 centimeters and delivers a precise 3D perspective by combining data from all the various sensors to map the surrounding terrain. But what makes the Budii your actual bud? According to Rinspeed, the concept is also able to adapt to the “habits and preferences” of its owner. The user interface, which was developed together with Harman, independently identifies the habits and preferences of the driver, and consequently reduces the necessary operating steps to a minimum. In this way, the car turns into a learning and proactive companion. Another concept of this car is the draw-out pods. While nestled away at the sides of the vehicle, they can be removed to travel the short distances around it. The Budii has a companion Manero PowerReserve watch from Swiss watchmaker Carl F. Bucherer that will never run out of power. A camera in the interior can recognize when the power reserve displayed on the watch face is about to be depleted and can instruct the steering wheel’s robotic arm to wind up the movement. Engine Electric motor - Hybrid-Synchron-Motor Power output - 125 PS / 170 kW Torque - 250 Nm Battery - 21.6 kWh Performances Top speed - 150 km/h Acceleration - 0-100 km/h 7.2 s Range - approx. 200 km Vehicle setup Suspension - Pneumatic height adjustment Body - CFK with Aluminum base structure Robotic steering column - Kuka Steer-by-wire - Space Drive 2 - Paravan Lighting panels - Weidplas Miscellaneous Multimedia/Infotainment - Harman Graphic Design - Luxoft Laser scanner - Ibeo Camera system - Kappa Semiconductor technology - NXP

Added 15 Jul 2026