Project Snapshot
Timeline: 2016–2017 (1 Year)
Role: Mobility Designer - Thesis Project (Master’s, Strate École de Design)
Focus: Urban Micro-Mobility - Bridging gaps where public transit falls short by elevating personal transportation
Overview
SoloMétro reimagines daily commuting through a small, enclosed pod that delivers safety, modular utility, and city agility. Designed to integrate seamlessly with public networks, it complements RATP for short urban trips and connects with SNCF for long-distance travel making personal mobility part of the transit ecosystem rather than a competitor to it.
Problem
Scooters and bikes are agile but expose riders to weather and impacts; cars protect but clog streets and are inefficient for solo travel. Meanwhile, public transportation has remained fundamentally unchanged for centuries, with only marginal gains in speed, often leaving gaps in first/last-mile coverage. Commuters need a solution that’s safe, compact, and seamlessly connected to existing networks.
The SoloMétro user journey offers a seamless day: in the morning the rider commutes safely and swiftly through dense city streets in a compact, weather-protected pod; midday they swap the rear module to carry groceries or parcels with ease, by evening the vehicle’s high-visibility lighting and safety cell provide stress-free travel home, before recharging overnight bridging the gap between bulky cars and outdated public transit.
Solution
SoloMétro is a dual-mode mobility system. For short urban trips, the pod integrates with RATP services to provide protected, agile commuting. For long-distance travel, the pod docks onto a drone system linked with SNCF services, allowing the same personal cabin to transform into a long-haul capsule. This creates a continuous journey from home to metro to national travel without ever leaving your pod.
Exploration of a long vehicle layout with dual pods mounted inside a shared chassis, following an asymmetric design language to emphasize dynamic form and motion.
