Dubbed Vandy, the prototype took the nineteen-member Team Pravega ten months to design. It weighs just under 80 kilogram and features a 3D-printed polylactic acid body and underbody made of recycled cloth and glass fiber.
The car’s shape was inspired by the tiger shark. Vandy also boasts a safety feature that uses artificial intelligence to detect drowsy drivers.
“This project offered us a unique opportunity to utilize and widen our engineering skills to create something which is sustainable and environmentally friendly,” Kalyani S. Kumar, team leader, Pravega, says in a press statement.