Hyundai Tiger X-1: All-terrain pack mule of future
Hyundai is looking to the not-too-distant future with Tiger X-1.
SEOUL(Web Desk) - The Tiger X-1 compact electric walking vehicle is designed for autonomous duty in extreme environments, including on the moon.
Hyundai is looking to the not-too-distant future with its latest project, called the Tiger X-1 Ultimate Mobility Vehicle. Designed by the automaker’s forward-looking New Horizons studio – in partnership with the software and design experts at Autodesk and Sundberg-Ferrar – the Tiger X-1 can theoretically deliver parcels and supplies to remote locations without a crew on board to operate the vehicle.
The Tiger (which stands for “Transforming Intelligent Ground Excursion Robot”) is the second Ultimate Mobility Vehicle from New Horizons, building on the lessons learned from the Hyundai Elevate concept from 2019. Like the Elevate, the Tiger features all-wheel drive, and each wheel is mounted to an articulating subframe, allowing the unmanned cart to climb and walk over obstacles that are too large to drive over.
It also gets 360-degree locomotion, meaning the wheels can swivel independently of one another, allowing for forward and side-to-side movement, as well as rotation.
