{"id":4896,"date":"2016-08-12T06:02:54","date_gmt":"2016-08-12T12:02:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/knowledge\/?p=4896"},"modified":"2018-02-09T14:01:56","modified_gmt":"2018-02-09T20:01:56","slug":"pe-local-motors-unveils-olli","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/4896\/pe-local-motors-unveils-olli\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Motors Unveils Olli, the Self-Driving Urban Minibus with Street Smarts"},"content":{"rendered":"

Meet Olli. Chat with Olli. Take a ride with Olli.\u00a0Who is this Olli? It\u2019s a self-driving, electric minibus that since mid-June has been cruising the streets of Washington, D.C., picking up and depositing passengers. It\u2019s also the first autonomous vehicle to integrate the cognitive computing capabilities of IBM Watson<\/a>, according Local Motors Inc., the vehicle\u2019s maker.<\/p>\n

Already on the streets of the nation\u2019s capital, Olli is due to roll out in Las Vegas and Miami later this year.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Based in Chandler, Ariz., Local Motors<\/a> is a co-creation community that uses newer technologies such as 3D printing, as well as microfactories (small-batch, locally sourced production sites) to bring down the cost of making cars on a low-volume basis. The company \u2013 which made headlines in 2014 when it launched Strati<\/a>, \u201cthe world\u2019s first 3D-printed car\u201d \u2013 boldly declares: \u201cWe aren\u2019t here to build vehicles. We\u2019re here to reinvent them.\u201d<\/p>\n

(Note: Local Motors used LNP Thermocomp carbon-fiber-reinforced ABS from SABIC <\/a>in the Strati, and SABIC displayed the vehicle on its booth at the NPE show in Orlando in March 2015.)<\/p>\n

The plastics-intensive Olli<\/a> \u2013 which is about 30 percent 3D-printed and can carry 12 people \u2013 is due to be deployed in Miami and Las Vegas later this year.<\/p>\n

It uses 20 percent carbon-fiber-reinforced ABS from Clinton, Tenn.-based custom compounder Techmer ES<\/a>, a division of Techmer PM LLC. The automaker is using this material in non-structural applications in Olli\u2019s fenders, lower valances, rocker panels and in some interior components such as lower seat covers, according to Greg Haye, general manager of Materials & Process Development for Local Motors in Knoxville, Tenn. It also used CF-reinforced ABS to make the molds for the 3D-printed parts, and it 3D-printed all the jigs used to make the chassis.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe noticed a gap in the large-part 3D market and it\u2019s need for engineered compounds,\u201d said Tom Drye, managing director of Techmer Engineered Solutions. \u201cWorking with some of the leading machine makers and OEMs involved in the 3D field, TES has developed a growing line of 3D materials\u00a0aimed at raising the performance level for 3D printed parts.<\/p>\n

\u201cAdditive manufacturing (3D printing) is undergoing a revolution in performance, as evidenced by the structural demands of companies such as Local Motors.\u00a0Engineering resins such as ABS, PA, PPS, PPSU and others, reinforced with carbon fiber and specialty additives optimized for the 3D market, are now part of TES offerings and used in vehicles like the Olli.\u201d<\/p>\n

Olli features an aluminum, skateboard-style chassis, Haye said in a telephone interview. The firm also used 3D printing to create the mold that gives Olli its rounded shape. Local Motors uses Direct Digital Manufacturing, and a BAAM<\/a> (Big Area Additive Manufacturing) machine from Cincinnati Inc. to make its 3D-printed components.<\/p>\n

When interviewed in mid-July, Haye said the company was in the process of building its third Olli at its headquarters near Phoenix. But Local Motors plans to commence production this fall in Knoxville, close to the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, which has been a close partner to the automaker.<\/p>\n

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Under CEO and co-founder Jay Rogers, Local Motors since 2007 has grown to 130 employees on two continents.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Olli was born out of a challenge that Local Motors held last year in Berlin, Germany, in which it asked its community \u201cto define a vehicle and a system consistent with the needs of intelligent mobility in urban areas,\u201d explained John B. (\u201cJay\u201d) Rogers, Jr., the company\u2019s CEO and co-founder. (See this video interview<\/a> with Rogers that I helped Plastics News<\/em> to produce from an Industrial Designers Society of America conference in Portland, Ore., in 2010.)<\/p>\n

The Berlin contest\u2019s winning entry was submitted by Edgar Sarmiento, a Colombian\/Italian industrial design student. The Bogota-born Sarmiento, who turned 25 last month, currently is in Turin, Italy, pursuing his Master\u2019s degree in Transportation Design, after earning his Bachelor\u2019s degree in industrial design from the Universidad Nacional de Colombia.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not an artist,\u201d Sarmiento said in a recent email interview from Europe. \u201cThe minimalistic style is related to my style of design. Design is a result of a lot of components, and in this case transportation design is too complex …\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Colombian design student Edgar Sarmiento created Olli, winning a competition launched in Berlin last year by Local Motors<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Local Motors uses this BAAM (Big Area Additive Manufacturing) machine from Cincinnati Inc. to make its 3D-printed components. <\/strong><\/p>\n

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Olli uses large amounts of 20% carbon-fiber-reinforced ABS for a number of its 3D-printed components, including on the non-structural, lower seat covers in the vehicle\u2019s interior. <\/strong><\/p>\n

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With more than 30 embedded sensors, Olli leverages the<\/strong> computing power of IBM Watson\u2019s to analyze and learn from volumes of transportation data. <\/strong><\/p>\n

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Local Motors recently opened this 22,000-square-foot facility in Maryland to showcase its products and serve as \u201ca public place where co-creation can flourish.\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n

With more than 30 sensors embedded throughout the vehicle, Olli leverages the computing power of IBM Watson\u2019s Internet of Things to analyze and learn from high volumes of transportation data, allowing it to navigate traffic efficiently.<\/p>\n

The platform leverages four Watson developer application programming interfaces (or APIs) \u2013 Speech to Text, Natural Language Classifier, Entity Extraction, and Text to Speech \u2013 to enable what Local Motors calls \u201cseamless interactions between the vehicle and passengers.\u201d Passengers can converse with Olli while traveling from point A to B, discussing such topics as how the vehicle works, where they are going, and why Olli is making specific driving decisions. Watson empowers Olli to understand and respond to passengers\u2019 questions as they enter the vehicle, and can even provide concierge-like feedback to questions such as, \u201cWhere\u2019s a good Chinese restaurant around here?\u201d.<\/p>\n

Passengers can summon Olli using an app, prompting Local Motors to state: \u201cAs long as you have a smartphone, wherever you are is a bus stop. And wherever you\u2019re going is the next stop.\u201d<\/p>\n

Laser-scanning Lidar and optical cameras allow Olli to see in all directions. Self-driving software allows Olli to make decisions faster than a human and keep everyone safe. But still, a human monitors Olli’s activity and the safety of riders at all times.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re screening many materials,\u201d Haye said, assessing their suitability for structural vs. finishing applications. He acknowledges that if demand warrants it, Local Motors could to implement a \u201chybrid manufacturing model,\u201d by which it could use more traditional production processes such as injection molding to make high-volume core components while continuing to customize its vehicles by using 3D printing to produce certain parts.<\/p>\n

He says they also would like eventually to be able to switch the chassis from aluminum to 3D-printed polymers, to take out labor costs and allow more components to be combined. \u201cThere will be some bigger polymer jumps,\u201d he predicts.<\/p>\n

Local Motors this summer also opened a new facility in National Harbor, along the Potomac River in Oxon Hill, Md., \u201cto serve as a public place where co-creation can flourish and vehicle technologies can rapidly advance.\u201d The 22,000-square-foot facility has the company\u2019s 3D-printed cars on display, along with a large-scale 3D printer and an interactive, co-creative experience that showcases what the future of the nation\u2019s capital might look like. The facility also will offer educational programming focused on STEM (science, technology, engineering and manufacturing) topics.<\/p>\n

Olli\u2019s designer, Edgar Sarmiento, wants to see Olli become one of the most important vehicles in the transportation design field. He expects to earn his Master\u2019s degree in Turin next April. After graduating, he says, \u201cI would like to work for Local Motors, because the company is making interesting projects.\u201d He\u2019d like to collaborate in the development of \u201cmore types of Ollis.\u201d<\/p>\n

Move over, Olli, you might be getting some brothers and sisters.<\/p>\n

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He has broad global experience and for more than 35 years has worked as a journalist, editor-in-chief, publishing executive and key connector of like-minded parties. He has launched successful publications and C-level events on three continents. While with Crain Communications Inc., he oversaw the relaunch of the 100-year-old European Rubber Journal in London and helped to start Urethanes Technology magazine there. \u00a0In 1988 Bob returned to Akron, Ohio, to serve as founding editor of Plastics News, an award-winning, weekly business newspaper. In 2005 he oversaw the editorial launch of the bilingual (Chinese and English) PN China e-newsletter and website. For more than a decade at PN he also held the titles of associate publisher, editorial director and conference director, and most recently served as business development director. A long-time affiliate member of the Industrial Designers Society of America, Bob has organized numerous design-focused events, earned a Personal Recognition Award from IDSA in 2013, and constantly strives to help bridge the gap between the design and manufacturing communities. In 2014 he left Crain and created RC Grace LLC in Akron, Ohio, as a consultancy that aims to help companies to enhance their branding and market presence, find business partners, connect with design resources (here or in Asia), secure funding and advance their growth initiatives. Email Bob or visit his website at www.rcgrace.com to learn more about how he can help you.","sameAs":["http:\/\/ulprospector.com"],"url":"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/author\/robert-grace\/"}]}},"authors":[{"term_id":1244,"user_id":23,"is_guest":0,"slug":"robert-grace","display_name":"Bob Grace","avatar_url":"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/media\/2017\/10\/Robert-Grace_avatar_1508791447-96x96.jpg","0":null,"1":"","2":"","3":"","4":"","5":"","6":"","7":"","8":""}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4896","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4896"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4896\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4897"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4896"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4896"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4896"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=4896"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}