The GM Design team has shared a series of never-before-seen conceptual sketches that were completed during the design process for the Cadillac Innerspace autonomous vehicle.
The Cadillac InnerSpace concept, which debuted at CES 2022 earlier this month, is described by GM as a “two-passenger electric and autonomous luxury vehicle,” that leverages the latest technology “to enhance the passenger experience along with the increased personal time enabled by fully autonomous mobility.” In other words, this concept helps envision how Cadillac customers will spend their time travelling in a future world where one hundred percent of the driving task is handled by a computer. As such, the InnerSpace features an onboard AI assistant, a comfortable two-person reclined bench seat and a large wraparound LED display screen for entertainment.
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One set of conceptual sketches shared by GM Design show an artist’s rendition of the InnerSpace’s interior, which includes the aforementioned bench seat and wraparound LED display. Other features seen in this interior sketch series include the speaker grilles for the InnerSpace’s high-end AKG audio system, as well as the door jambs for the concept’s unique butterfly doors and a set of illuminated Cadillac-branded sill plates.
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Another GM Design post (embedded above) shows a set of very early exterior design sketches for the InnerSpace. These particular sketches were completed by Thamer Hannona, a design manager at Cadillac Advanced Design who seems to have a thing for sleek, low-slung sports cars and AVs, judging by his personal Instagram page. These sketches also show the vehicle with its head-turning butterfly doors opened and the roof opened – features that were implemented to make ingress and egress into the cabin a little bit easier.
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A separate set of Cadillac AV sketches (above) shared by GM Design appear to be of the interior for another Cadillac AV concept. These drawings appear to show an early rendition of the Cadillac SocialSpace’s cabin, which includes two separate captain’s chairs and a wraparound bench seat. The InnerSpace and the SocialSpace represent two-thirds of the three-vehicle Cadillac Halo Concept Portfolio, which also includes a single-person vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) vehicle called the PersonalSpace.
Bryan Nesbitt, GM executive director for Global Advanced Design, said previously that the Cadillac Halo Concept Portfolio serves as a “vision for the next decade and beyond, showing the possibilities enabled by General Motors’ comprehensive approach to autonomous drive technology.”
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Nobody wants cars. Right?
Yes, but it is different with these luxury and performance cars though. Also, I think that each major automaker should produce 1 or maybe even 2 economical cars because even though I’m not a car fan and instead a 3/4 and 1 ton pickup fan, I think there are still people out there who want a nice new affordable car.
Too futuristic. I like the way cars are looking now and the next couple years, but this is too far!
It’s obvious by now that the design team is infatuated with humans with no neck, or being decapitated.
Mary, you have another problem here.
This is pure show car concept at this point.
But the wise may want to look at some small, areas of design here that may hint at the coming products.
see as a Television sitting room
Where is the Steering wheel ?
why things can not be elegant & simple ?
Dramatic? I think not! Ugly is a better adjective to describe it.
Just think if the time, money, and effort spent on this useless “concept” were spent making its current production vehicles more attractive and filling its gaping product portfolio holes Cadillac might actually improve its sales and profitability.
Fugly
I think G.M. should take better care of there customers, & be the best manufacturer company out there. Come on man Ford best selling truck 44 or 45 year & Cadillac Problems really there hole Fleet
Why not just take the train? Leave driving for those of us that enjoy it.
Visibility looks worse than the Camaro.
I sure miss Ed Wellburn. Even if Cadillac never got their act together during his tenure, Ed at least gave us hope with some amazing concepts. This thing is awful. General Motors Design is now as lost as it was during Rybicki’s time.
Top lifts up to get in …what if it is raining?