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Object Culture

c,mm,n, the world's first open-source car

By Mark Vanderbeeken - March 30, 2007

Earlier this week c,mm,n (website in Dutch), the world's first open-source car, was revealed at AutoRAI, the Amsterdam car show. The initiative and vision behind the c,mm,n (pronounced "common") comes from the "Stichting Natuur en Milieu" (The Netherlands Society for Nature and Environment) and the three technical universities of Delft, Eindhoven and Enschede.

The vehicle's technical drawings and blueprints are freely available online, and everyone is invited to add their own ideas and modifications, provided of course that these are shared again with the community.

Environmental sustainability was a key factor in the development of the c,mm,n: the vehicle is therefore a zero-emission, hydrogen-powered 2+2 family car. c,mm,n drivers can also easily share information on traffic conditions, route planning and parking availability.

(There is, as some readers may know, another open source car project, called OScar, but this is according to Bruno Giussani still "in an early conceptual stage".)

Object Culture

Mark Vanderbeeken

Mark Vanderbeeken is a senior partner at Experientia, an international experience design consultancy, based in Turin, Italy. He is also the author of the successful experience design blog Putting People First. Mark is a specialist in visioning, identity development and strategic communications and worked in Italy, Denmark, the USA and Belgium. He was communications manager of Interaction Design Institute Ivrea, European communications coordinator for the World Wide Fund for Nature (or WWF), marketing director of Gwathmey Siegel & Associates Architects (USA) and chief press officer of Antwerp 93, Cultural Capital of Europe (Belgium).

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Brian Emerich

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Where can I get copies of the plans?
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sanyodenki

12 years ago

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I like it very much
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azaran

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Yeah, well before I even consider buying one, they'd better do something about those doors. They look awful.

Aside from the problem of strategically installing rehydrogening stations to facilitate long distance travel, it could be an interesting option.
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raips

12 years ago

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Nice idea but the design isn't the best. (Tries to be too modern.) Well at least there's plenty of changable things. In the looks mostly by the photo.
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Jacco

12 years ago

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There is an english summary available on the website. For questions in english please send an email.
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Danilo

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Wow, nice looking car.
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