HOLON Autonomous Electric Shuttle | 2022-2023

Designer: Paolo Pininfarina, Pininfarina SpA., Cambiano (TO), Italy
Manufacturer: Holon GmbH., Paderborn, Germany

HOLON - The Autonomous Mover for Everyone Holon is an autonomous people mover that combines sustainability, inclusion, comfort, and safety. The vehicle catches the eye with an asymmetrical that combines maximum functionality and high recognition value. The vehicle has been designed with a generous spatial concept for up to 15 passengers, thereby closing the gap between personal and public transport concepts. The comfortable, subtly offset eating arrangement provides a sense of privacy while meeting all safety requirements. The vehicle design combines two-character traits – friendly and inviting as well as technologically advanced and clear.

Every detail of the vehicle is designed to make passengers feel more comfortable and safer. To pursue the goal of allowing everyone to benefit from the freedoms offered by mobility, the mover is designed from the ground up to be inclusive. An electric double–wing door with photo-electric sensors and an automatically extending ramp with a lowering function is included as standard for barrier-free access. The automatic securing wheelchair inside the vehicle combines comfort with safety. Information in Braille and an audiovisual guide provide additional support for visually impaired people during the journey.

The mover is completely electrically driven. Over-the-air updates ensure that the vehicle is always kept up to date without the need for workshop visits. Throughout the development, emphasis has been placed on the use of sustainable materials. Holon wants to be the answer to social megatrends: urbanization, climate change, demographics.