2012 LA Auto Show Design Challenge - Police
Designed by General Motors Advanced Design California. The Volt Squad is a three-vehicle fleet, designed around the concept of observe, pursue, and engage. Each vehicle has a clearly defined situational role. At the core of the vehicle’s architecture is the VOLT advanced electronic propulsion system.
Designed by Honda R&D Americas Inc., Advanced Design Studio, California. The CHP Drone Squad, designed for California, is comprised of a two-vehicle system. Teh Auto-Drone operatores as a manned or unmanned mission control vehicle taht deploys Moto-Drones, which are unmanned motorcycles sent out to missions.
Honda R&D Company, Ltd., Advanced Design Studio, Tokyo. The "CHiPs" 2025 Traffic Crawler is a fuel cell electric vehicle that offers sporty mobility with the toughness to respond in severe traffic situations.
BMW Group DesignworksUSA. The BMW Group’s E-Patrol (Human-Drone Pursuit Vehicle) is designed for a future Los Angeles, predicted to have more traffic, faster vehicles, and vehicles with alternative fuel sources. The design centered on a modular structure and drone technology. The main structure can deploy three drones. In the case of a pursuit during heavy traffic areas, the patrol officer sitting in the main structure can deploy either the flying drone or one of the single wheel drones to chase the suspect and report back data to the main structure.
Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America, Inc., Advanced Design Center California. The “Mercedes-Benz Ener-G-Force” fuel cell vehicle with a range of 500 miles is based on the G-Class.
Designed by Subaru Research and Development, Inc. The SHARC (Subaru Highway Automated Response Concept) provides 24-hour highway monitoring, protection, and rapid emergency response. Designed to meet Hawaii's strict UltraGreen carbon-neutral environmental regulations and reflecting a trend for reduced highway patrol budgets worldwide, zero-emission SHARC vehicles are powered by renewable energy and operate autonomously, eliminating the need for a large full-time highway patrol staff.