8-tonne monster holds 1,000 litres of fresh water, costs £630,000 and has a lift for carrying a motorbike
- Enormous camper is 10 metres (33ft) long and is more than twice the height of the average man
- It was designed by Austrian company Action Mobil who build sturdy motor homes for global cruises
- The company describe it as the 'perfect' family motor home - it can sleep two adults and two children
- The 7500 is built for comfort and comes with 23 square feet of living space, satellite TV, a washer and dryer
When preparing for the apocalypse most people opt for an armoured, underground bunker - but what if your apocalyptic bunker had a 400-litre diesel engine stuck on the front?
Painted in military green, weighing more than 20 small cars and fitted with six giant off-road wheels, the supersized 'Action Mobil Globecruiser Family 7500' would not look out of place in a war zone.
The massive vehicle was designed by Austrian firm Action Mobil for people driving on long road trips in tough terrains. It has a 530-horsepower engine and comes with a £630,000 ($765,000) price tag.
Each monster camper weighs eight tonnes, around 18,000kg (40,000lbs), and measures just under 10 metres (33ft) long and 3.8 metres (12.5ft) high.
It stores enough fuel to last users days out in the wilderness and can hold 1,000 litres of fresh water on board. Along 240 Watt solar panels, some might say, it has everything you need to survive an apocalypse.
The Action Mobil Globecruiser Family 7500 (pictured) is the ultimate post-apocalyptic survival vehicle. The 18-tonne vehicle is designed to last for days out in the wilderness without having to resupply or refuel. It has a 530-horsepower engine and comes with a £630,000 ($765,000) price tag
The vehicle is described as a 'motor home for global cruises' by Action Mobil, who claim that they designed the vehicle for comfort in the harshest of conditions. A cosy living area, pictured here, is flanked by a small state-of-the-art kitchen area and has a satellite TV (square section on the back wall)
The massive motor home boasts six huge off-road wheels, and even has a lift to store a motorbike (pictured) on the back for a quick escape. The massive vehicle, produced in, Austria, has a 530-horsepower engine and comes with a £630,000 ($765,000) price tag
The kitchen area of the motor home, pictured here, has a MIELE electrical oven with integrated micro-wave and induction hob. These are mounted on top of spacious fridge and freezer systems, and can all be powered by four solar panels found on the vehicle's roof
The company describe it as the 'perfect' family motor home. It can sleep two adults and two children. The small children's bunks are pictured here with the living area down the corridor and bathroom and main entrance doors to the left
The vehicle measures just under 10 metres (33ft) in length, and towers above the floor at a height topping 3.8 metres (12.5ft), more than twice the height of the average man. It is 2.5 metres (8ft) wide
The bathroom of the Globecruiser Family 7500. The room includes a toilet, sink and heated towel rail. The motor home's toilet storage can hold up to 150 litres
Each bed includes storage above and beneath the bunks and a reading light. Stairs behind the children's beds (right) lead to a double bed area
The living area has lots of storage available around the top edge and includes windows on each side to let in plenty of natural light
The double bed area behind the children's bed can be seen in this image, as well as the bathroom off to the right
The table can be folded down to create an additional sleeping area for guests, and the vehicles roof folds away above the living area to give users a skylight (top of the image)
The vehicle's large black fuel tanks (centre of the image) store 400 litres of fuel, enough to last days out in the wilderness
The lift at the back of the vehicle can be used to hold a motorbike but can also store boxes with additional supplies
The motorbike shown in the images is not included in the motor home's £630,000 ($765,000) price tag
Two 2,400 Watt air conditioning units within the Globecruiser 7500 keep users cool and dry while they trek through the wilderness
Each child's bed includes a window view and the top bunk is fixed with a bar to stop anyone rolling out of bed in their sleep
Auto Mobil have given users a number of dials and options to control the air conditioning, heating and lighting of the vehicle to make it a comfortable ride for users
Could Nio take on Tesla? Chinese startup reveals plans to sell self driving 'living room on wheels' that has a table and even a BED in the US by 2020
- Eve unveiled at the South by Southwest tech conference in Austin, Texas
- Nio has offices in Silicon Valley, Europe and China and over 2,000 employees
- Windows double as smart glass displays to show entertainment
A 'global startup' which makes electric racing vehicles unveiled plans Friday to sell a fully autonomous electric car in the US market by 2020.
The company called Nio, founded by Chinese entrepreneur William Li and with offices in Silicon Valley, Europe and China, unveiled a prototype of the vehicle called Eve at the South by Southwest tech conference in Austin, Texas.
According to a Nio statement, the car will be 'a digital companion, a robot on wheels' equipped with 'an artificial intelligence engine with an intuitive human interface, providing verbal and visual connections both within the vehicle and with the outside world.'
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The new design is more like a living room on wheels than a car. The forward two seats have an 'enhanced panoramic view', with digital displays provided on the active glass when needed to support non-autonomous driving
The new car is likely to compete in the premium segment with vehicles from Tesla and others, including another Chinese-funded startup, Faraday Future, as automakers ramp up efforts to deliver autonomous driving.
'We're excited about having autonomous electric cars for US consumers in 2020,' said Padmasree Warrior, chief executive of US division and a former executive at Cisco and Motorola.
'Today we also unveiled our vision for the car of the future, focused on delivering unmatched user experience through leading edge, software defined hardware.'
Nio, which produces the NextEV cars for Formula E racing, has raised capital from Chinese tech firms Tencent and Lenovo, the private investment firms TPG and Sequoia Capital, and Singapore's sovereign wealth fund Temasek.
According to its statement, Nio has more than 2,000 employees in various locations around the world and has an autonomous vehicle testing permit for California.
Kris Tomasson, Nio's vice president for design, told AFP the company expected to have the first fully autonomous vehicle in the US market.
Nomi, the car's AI, uses the vehicle's active glass to provide an augmented vision for occupants and for new kinds of entertainment
The new design is more like a living room on wheels than a car, with a fold out table and reclining seats
'We have a startup mentality,' he said.
'We are using the advantages of being nimble, and we don't have a lof of the legacy issues of traditional manufacturers.'
While some details will depend on US regulations, Tomasson said the vehicle will be designed as 'a living space' for up to six passengers, but may allow for a driver.
Doing away with conventional A and B pillars of the car and using optimized door cuts, the comfortable and inviting interior is accessed through a wide forward-sliding door
The rear seats can even recline to form a bed for weary travellers
'We are trying to bring people a joyful lifestyle, and we want to create consumer engagement from all aspects,' we said.
'We want to create a holistic user experience.'
Tomasson said he expected the car to be capable of 'level 4' autonomy, or the highest level designated for self-driving.
Last year NextEV launched a $1.2 million hypercar called the EP9, pictured here.
The two battery stacks can be ejected from the sills of the car and replaced in eight minutes in the firm's EP9
Another model, without full autonomy, wis set to be introduced in China in 2018, he said.
Tomasson said he did not have details on pricing or the driving range between charges of the new vehicle, or where it would be manufactured.
Last year NextEV launched a $1.2 million hypercar that's embarrassed the likes of Ferrari, Mercedes and Pagani with a new lap record around the Nürburgring circuit, and is capable of zero to 62mph in 2.7 seconds with zero tailpipe emissions.
Called the EP9, it's the first model in the NIO brand under the NextEV banner.
Just six will be built with a secret British partner and all of them will go to investors in the brand.
Last year NextEV launched a $1.2 million hypercar that's embarrassed the likes of Ferrari, Mercedes and Pagani with a new lap record around the Nürburgring circuit. The diffuser runs the whole length of the car to improve downforce. It also has a three-positioning pivoting active rear wing
All this technology and performance doesn't come cheap though - each of the models built will cost $1.2 million. Called the EP9, it's the first model in the NIO brand under the NextEV banner.
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