Its ability to navigate tricky terrain could be a huge benefit following a natural disaster.
Hyundai started 2019 off right by teasing a concept vehicle that could allegedly walk and climb. Now, Hyundai has brought this concept to CES 2019, and it’s every bit as wild as we hoped.
Hyundai used CES 2019 as the backdrop to debut its Elevate walking car concept. While it’s primarily designed to give first responders an additional edge in rescuing people, it can also be used to enhance mobility options for all sorts of citizens.
The pictures make it pretty obvious how this car gained the ability to move less like a vehicle and more like a creepy robot animal — while it does have traditional wheels on each corner, they’re connected to the vehicle by way of mechanical “legs.” Those legs have multiple axes of articulation, and since the electric motors that power the concept are in the wheels themselves, there are no powertrain linkages complicating matters.
