At SEMA 2015, they introduced a 3D printed car, the Local Motors Swim!
At the 2015 SEMA Show in Las Vegas Local Motors unveiled the LM3D Swim, their latest 3D-printed vehicle. Local Motors live-printed the world’s first 3D-printed car at SEMA last year, so introducing a new model this year drew a lot of attention. The LM3D Swim was designed by Kevin Lo, a Local Motors community member who won the company’s Project Redacted challenge in July. The winning design was chosen by community votes and a judging panel that included former Tonight Show host Jay Leno and SEMA Vice President of Vehicle Technology John Waraniak. That competition was hosted on Local Motors’ co-creation platform, Open IO, with the goal of identifying designs for the next generation of 3D-printed cars. Software developed by Siemens, including Solid Edge®, allowed the Local Motors product development team to move quickly from concept to car with the simplicity of direct modeling and flexibility of synchronous technology. Local Motors plans to release several new models in the LM3D series throughout 2016 while pursuing federal crash testing and highway certifications. While presales of the cars are expected to begin in spring 2016 with a targeted MSRP of $53,000, manufacturing and delivery of the vehicles are expected in early 2017. All cars in the LM3D series will be built at a new Local Motors microfactory now under construction in Knoxville, Tennessee, which is slated for completion by the end of 2015.
Company video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcRGI9vyfQ0
Company website: https://localmotors.com/3d-printed-car/
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