{"id":109996,"date":"2020-07-15T13:47:29","date_gmt":"2020-07-15T20:47:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2020\/07\/the-shapeshifting-car-of-the-future-has-airbags-on-the-outside"},"modified":"2020-07-15T13:47:29","modified_gmt":"2020-07-15T20:47:29","slug":"the-shapeshifting-car-of-the-future-has-airbags-on-the-outside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2020\/07\/the-shapeshifting-car-of-the-future-has-airbags-on-the-outside","title":{"rendered":"The Shapeshifting Car Of The Future Has Airbags On The Outside"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CXlRPoRSpCQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope;\n   picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Circa 2017<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>This bubbly concept car protects more than the driver; its next-generation rubber exterior can save pedestrians, too.<\/p>\n<p>Traditional metal panels are replaced with soft rubber, which absorbs the impact of a collision. The car is also a shapeshifter, meaning that the rubber panels move and flex, forming a more aerodynamic shape.<\/p>\n<p>The futuristic concept was recently showcased at the Tokyo Motor Show, which also featured artificially intelligent cars and electric vehicles. But none as adorable as this rubbery car.<\/p>\n<p>Find us everywhere else:<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2020\/07\/the-shapeshifting-car-of-the-future-has-airbags-on-the-outside\">Continue reading \u201cThe Shapeshifting Car Of The Future Has Airbags On The Outside\u201d | &gt;<\/a><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Circa 2017 This bubbly concept car protects more than the driver; its next-generation rubber exterior can save pedestrians, too. Traditional metal panels are replaced with soft rubber, which absorbs the impact of a collision. The car is also a shapeshifter, meaning that the rubber panels move and flex, forming a more aerodynamic shape. The futuristic [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":513,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,17,1491],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-109996","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-robotics-ai","category-sustainability","category-transportation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109996","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/513"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=109996"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109996\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=109996"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=109996"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=109996"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}