OScar

OScar Basic Data Category: Projects URL (first publication): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OScar Project status: Technical documentation Maturity of the project: no no no Other Assembly instructions are editable: Bill of materials is editable: Design files are in original format: No Free redistribution is allowed licence: No Project management Open-o-meter: 0 Product category: Vehicles & Parts Contains original non-electronic hardware: Contains original electronic hardware: Contains original software:

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OScar

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Design proposal: 4 wheeler

Exploded view: 3 wheeler

OScar is the first attempt to design an entire automobile using principles. The aim of the project is mainly to produce blueprints, using essentially open-source . The project commenced in 1999, founded by Markus Merz with as design director, and launched its 0.2 release in 2006, but no further progress has been made. In 2007, Merz admitted the project was a hobby.

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The goal of the project is not to produce a sophisticated car, but rather a simple and functional basic one, which answer people's basic transportation needs. A long-term goal is also to introduce in manufacturing (very much in the open-source way) to use . This is a radical change from the car industry's current practices and business model, where every manufacturer has their own standards. This monopoly on brand-specific parts often constitutes an important part of the manufacturers' revenues.

Among the challenges this car will have to overcome, before reaching the manufacturing phase, are to conduct and also to abide by very strict security legislation and pollution norms in the car industry. This has led to proposals for OScars ( and versions).

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References()

. City of Future. Retrieved 12 April 2016.

. The Guardian. 12 April 2007. Retrieved 15 October 2013.

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