Hyundai designs 4-legged walking car that could help during natural disasters

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"111265417"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"2">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div><p>Hyundai is hoping to save lives during natural disasters by designing a walking car that could help climb over tricky terrain to reach those in need&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The South Korean automotive giant is calling its Elevate concept the first Ultimate Mobility Vehicle &lpar;UMV&rpar;&comma; featuring four extendable legs each with wheels&comma; giving it the ability to change the way it moves depending on the situation&comma; offering both mammal and reptile-like walking gaits&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-youtube layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"696" height&equals;"392" data-videoid&equals;"SZvQtlh6ueM" title&equals;"CES 2019 &vert; Hyundai ELEVATE&colon; Walking Car"><a placeholder href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;youtu&period;be&sol;SZvQtlh6ueM"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i&period;ytimg&period;com&sol;vi&sol;SZvQtlh6ueM&sol;hqdefault&period;jpg" layout&equals;"fill" object-fit&equals;"cover" alt&equals;"CES 2019 &vert; Hyundai ELEVATE&colon; Walking Car"><&sol;a><&sol;amp-youtube><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Hyundai&comma; who has been working on the idea with industrial design consultancy firm Sundberg-Ferar for almost three years&comma; says that the electric concept would be able to climb a five foot vertical wall and step over five foot gaps&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;When a tsunami or earthquake hits&comma; current rescue vehicles can only deliver first responders to the edge of the debris field&period; They have to go the rest of the way by foot&comma;” explained John Suh&comma; Hyundai’s vice president and head of its Cradle division&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Elevate can drive to the scene and climb right over flood debris or crumbled concrete&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;123563" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-123563" style&equals;"width&colon; 600px" class&equals;"wp-caption aligncenter"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;londonglossy&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2019&sol;01&sol;BEE7A5F4-3C3B-4396-B455-E738C59F0DDA&period;jpeg"><img class&equals;"size-full wp-image-123563" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;londonglossy&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2019&sol;01&sol;BEE7A5F4-3C3B-4396-B455-E738C59F0DDA&period;jpeg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"337" &sol;><&sol;a><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-123563" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">Hyundai’s Elevate walking car concept<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>The company believes that the technology could be used in non-emergency situations as well&comma; particularly helping those with disabilities&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;People living with disabilities worldwide that don’t have access to an ADA ramp could hail an autonomous Hyundai Elevate that could walk up to their front door&comma; level itself&comma; and allow their wheelchair to roll right in&comma;” he continued&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The possibilities are limitless&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Legs can also be folded away&comma; allowing the vehicle to drive like any other car on the road&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;123564" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-123564" style&equals;"width&colon; 600px" class&equals;"wp-caption aligncenter"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;londonglossy&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2019&sol;01&sol;352B89E3-ED9D-4BD7-A6BB-0B2F021201E3&period;jpeg"><img class&equals;"size-full wp-image-123564" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;londonglossy&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2019&sol;01&sol;352B89E3-ED9D-4BD7-A6BB-0B2F021201E3&period;jpeg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"338" &sol;><&sol;a><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-123564" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">The walking car could also be used in non-emergency situations<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;By combining the power of robotics with Hyundai’s latest EV technology&comma; Elevate has the ability to take people where no car has been before&comma; and redefine our perception of vehicular freedom&comma;” said David Byron&comma; design manager at Sundberg-Ferar&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Imagine a car stranded in a snow ditch just 10 feet off the highway being able to walk or climb over the treacherous terrain&comma; back to the road potentially saving its injured passengers – this is the future of vehicular mobility&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Hyundai has been showcasing the concept at CES&comma; the world’s main tech conference which takes place every year in Las Vegas&period; As with any concept&comma; it is not clear whether Hyundai intends to make the car a reality anytime soon&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div style&equals;"padding-bottom&colon;15px&semi;" class&equals;"wordads-tag" data-slot-type&equals;"belowpost">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div id&equals;"atatags-dynamic-belowpost-68e3f5ae86715">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<script type&equals;"text&sol;javascript">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;window&period;getAdSnippetCallback &equals; 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