RELEVANCE AND INSPIRATION Traditional urban planning prioritizes motorized vehicles as the main transport solution, taking away green areas and space from pedestrians and citizens. Today there is an ongoing urbanization which creates increased demands in transportation of both goods and people. As a result of this traffic congestion as well as greenhouse gas emissions are increasing.One already established, and sustainable, solution to ease pressure on the roads and transport people is public road transport. However, studies have shown that there has been a steady decline in usage of public road transport through the years, not the least during the pandemic in 2019. During the last years there has been an increase in E-commerce, which put new pressure on both logistics and traffic in traditional urban environments due to a heavy increase in last mile deliveries.Today there is an ongoing shift towards more sustainable cities, to reduce emissions and create more livable areas, taking away space from traditional vehicles and giving it back to pedestrians and citizens.To be able to create future livable urban environments and reach specified environmental goals, a sustainable transport solution of both people and goods must be developed. PROCESS The purpose with this project is to investigate how the border between transport of people and goods in urban environments can be blurred and create a more attractive and sustainable transport solution.Research according to existing transport solutions in city environments and user needs and wishes has been analyzed in order to create a transport solution that would be suitable for both companies and people in a future 15-minute city. Different design methods were used in order to find a suitable solution to the identified problem. The creative process started with gathering of inspiration. Vehicle package, seating layout, suitable size, and capacity as well as future technologies were studied. A lot of sketching and renderings was done and then used as a foundation for 3D development. An imaginative future vehicle system was developed in order to create a plausible and holistic transport solution.Within the project, focus is mainly on vehicle exterior, creating a package suitable for transport of parcels as well as people in an environment that prioritise pedestrians and cyclists. RESULT The result of this degree work is Scania Combi, a compact, agile, and flexible transport solution. A multipurpose vehicle being able to transport both people and goods, within and between 15-minutes cities.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:umu-208379 |
| Date | January 2022 |
| Creators | Westfält, Martin |
| Publisher | Umeå universitet, Designhögskolan vid Umeå universitet |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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