Javier Ricardo Mejia Sarmiento

Mobility at the First and Last Mile of the Ipt in a European Megacity: Ipt (Intermodal Passenger Transport) / Ito (Integral, Transport, 0 Emissions) Javier Ricardo Mejia Sarmiento

After a human-centered design process crucial conditions were identified in the changing-process of development and growing of the European Megacities, these situations created an ideal scenario for the author to identify design opportunities in order to contribute to the sustainable development. A set of three basic steps was completed following a novel approach from the TUDelft called Vision in Product Design. A literature research was conducted with the intention to define the mission statement of the system and the vehicle and a set of design-oriented user research toolkits were used. The final result is ITO that is a family of fully low floor, modular and light-weight cyber cars, minibuses and buses with electric propulsion for a flexible range of passengers. Using existing infrastructure this set of cars can fill the gap between private vehicles and public city buses offering an uplifting journey in a comfortable vehicle that is part of an efficient and flexible i.p.t. The interior design answers the entire passenger?s needs and expectations creating a unique experience thanks to different and sophisticated communication systems.