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Jarvis designer truck gains attention

It is fully aerodynamic with a tilting cabin that adjusts itself to the drag of the vehicle at higher speeds

BS Reporter Kochi
Anoop Balakrishnan's new design of a concept truck gained attention across the world and even appreciated by globally acclaimed truck major, Volvo.

As CEO of Agrima Info Tech, incubated at Startup Village, Anoop designed Jarvis, a concept truck which resembles the head and trunk of an elephant.

It is fully aerodynamic with a tilting cabin that adjusts itself to the drag of the vehicle at higher speeds.

Jarvis is designed as a semi-autonomous vehicle, which can be controlled using Agrima's home-made personal assistant software V1KI (pronounced (wik-ee)). V1KI can have a conversation with the driver and even control the vehicle when it is unmanned.
 

Jarviz design gained attention of International media at the recently concluded Delhi Auto Expo. Anoop's design was appreciated by the chief designer of Volvo Automobiles Japan Wing. He also invited him to do an internship with Volvo in Japan.

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First Published: Mar 26 2014 | 8:28 PM IST

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