Olli, Self Driving Car by Local Motors & IBM Watson
PRODUCT DESIGN LEAD | GREEN STONE | CO, 2016
Olli is a self-driving vehicle created by Local Motors in collaboration with IBM’s Watson technology.
Our team designed a voice control app to be installed inside the first pilot buses, acting as a virtual bus attendant. While we were working on the app, we also redesigned Local Motors’ corporate site to include more visual storytelling aspect.
The goal of the app was to enable voice activation or touch screen features for use independently or together. With a quick turnaround required, we focused on designing three MVP's that included bus route navigation, activity recommendation, and music listening features. We used a typical human voice interaction experience to design the user path and created a UI design that resonates with the voice interaction.
After the initial development stage, the app will be developed into a full version for bus and a separate rider app.
UX/UI Design that Resonate: Voice Interaction
While either Olli or a user is speaking, the UI elements accordingly move, fade, or appear in order to give a seamless experience between the voice and touch screen interactions.
Product Storytelling
We redesigned Local Motor's existing site to tell their product story in a simpler way. We used a long page format divided horizontally by panels. Each panel focuses on only one point, so users can simply scroll down to and understand the big picture before navigating all the details.
We redesigned Local Motor's existing site to tell their product story in a simpler way. We used a long page format divided horizontally by panels. Each panel focuses on only one point, so users can simply scroll down to and understand the big picture before navigating all the details.
