Egg-shaped Hyundai E4U personal mobility vehicle revealed

We really don’t understand why the folks working at major auto companies are so obsessed with making personal mobility “vehicles”. Most of these seat a single person, don’t have enough space for a lot of cargo and don’t even have the kind of performance to make them truly exciting for speed heads. However, for some odd reason these continue to get made and the latest one of these comes to us courtesy of the innovators at the Advanced Design Department at Hyundai


  Dubbed the E4U personal mobility vehicle, the new product is basically like a Segway scooter with a half covered up body. The yellow egg-shaped body also boasts of a windshield/helmet combo and boasts of a floor and feet controlled steering system. This system basically works something like a surfboard or a skateboard though it is powered by an electric engine.

The insect like pod has two safety wheels attached to the back of the legs which provide the pod with stability even when making a full 360 degree turn clockwise. Of course the pod shaped vehicle could revolutionize personal mobility and using these would certainly lessen traffic on the roads for sure.
However, there are a few design and performance problems that may need to be fixed before these can officially be launched in the market. First of all, the pods would need to be given an umbrella or a covering to prevent water from filling up the cup shaped pod during rains.

Then, they would need to be given power window like door opening and closure mechanism to make it more tight parking spot friendly. And since most people using a pod vehicle for personal mobility might find foot based navigation difficult (we also don’t know how compatible it would be with high heels), they might need to be given a traditional steering too.