2050: Revolutionizing Short-Distance Transportation Interaction Experiences
Y-3 Interaction System
Role
UI/UX Designer
Time
2025 Summer
Tools
Figma, Midjourney
Project Type
Intership Project
Overview
This project envisions a 2050 personal mobility system that balances innovation with realism. Built around a single central wheel and dual side platforms, the vehicle transitions between ground and aerial movement while preserving its structural identity.
Instead of dramatic transformations, the design prioritizes continuity, proportion, and believable engineering—ensuring that future mobility feels stable, grounded, and ready for real-world implementation.
Key Feature& Design System
AI asks for the day’s destination, predicts options based on time and date, shows probability percentages, and explains its recommendations.
UI only
Background
Color
Black/white
In Ground Mode, when the user is in Focus Mode, the HUD uses color to keep the user focused on driving itself, providing an immersive, seamless driving experience.
UI only
Background
Color
Black/white
AI-assisted driving mode adds HUD features—music, weather, calendar, and cycling status—with customizable functions and colors.
UI only
Background
Color
Black/white
In Aerial Mode, AI learns the user's current travel preferences and uses smart glass to project potential destinations into the environment, enabling users to make selections more directly.
UI only
Background
Color
Black/white
In Aerial Mode, the system uses EMG and contextual data to surface personal information only when relevant, supporting awareness while remaining unobtrusive.
UI only
Background
Color
Black/white
In Hyperlink Mode, the system passively displays the status of the user’s personal vehicle, ensuring reassurance without interrupting the travel experience.
UI only
Background
Color
Black/white
Design Process
Mind Map
Background
By 2050, rapid population growth pushed flat cities toward collapse. Limited land intensified housing and mobility pressures, forcing urban expansion upward. Transportation evolved into a multi-layered 3D network—ground, air, and underground—interwoven through sky bridges and aerial corridors. In this vertical era, compact living becomes not confinement, but a strategic response to finite resources—transforming limited space into expanded possibility.
Function Map
Hardware Support
Cycling Apparel
Surface muscle signals are monitored via EMG technology, enabling direct prediction/feedback of user interactions through electromyographic sensing. This approach delivers reduced error rates, lower latency, and more comprehensive prediction/detection capabilities.
Smart Safety Glasses
Smart goggles provide users with an interactive interface while ensuring basic eye safety. Users can view essential driving information and perform interactive interventions through the goggles.
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