Instructor Cleber Vieira speaks with students (from left) Jesica Suh, K.B. Kim and Lucy Lee as they refine projects in late March.
Lucy Lee's design features active seats and controls that allow passengers and driver to shift quickly from relaxation to racing mode.
Jesica Suh's design strives to answer classic 'are we there yet' problem of boredom on long trips.
Suh's concept inspired by BMW i8 and uses natural colors and textures from desert.
Youngkwang Lee explains how his concept becomes dog playground when vehicle switches to autonomous mode.
When they aren't lounging, animals can roam Lee's interior and watch world go by through low-mounted glass panels.
In Lee's concept, animals have lots of comfortable spots to sit as well as human occupants.
Wonsup Han's design inspired by original Fiat 500. It also is designed for four-legged as well as human occupants.
In Han's concept, dogs enter vehicle through special door and walk through tunnels beneath rear seats and in center console. A hole in center console allows pats on head from driver and passengers.
Han's concept has many finely detailed design elements in addition to animal-friendly features.
Mason Heo's vision of future BMW X3 features articulating seats.
Kyle Reimer working on Mazda-inspired interior for small sports car that can drive autonomously but also turn into California canyon carver when driver desires.
Lexus and video games are inspiration for Kris Cho's design, a vehicle designed to handle city streets during the week and serious offroading in desert on weekends.
Detachable backpacks and drones controlled by driver and passengers features of Cho's emerging design.
Vacuum-maker Dyson announced plans to produce an electric car. Kyeong Beom Kim imagines what it will look like. His clever concept includes numerous vacuum-cleaner design elements and Dyson's iconic yellow color.
Kim's slightly whimsical design includes numerous nicely rendered details.
Dhruv Veerkar developing Mercedes AMG concept ready for high-performance driving when driver desires.
Detail of Veerkar's design earlier in semester.
Chris Kim experimenting with Tesla-branded extended mobility concept
Instructor Vieira talks to student Lucy Lee about her project.