Looking to the Future – Getting to Know the VW Travel Concept

What the Volkswagen Travel Concept Means for Long Distance Trips and Our Focus on Innovation

Let’s be real with each other for a minute here – the airlines aren’t exactly the most fun group to deal with.

Expensive fares, long lines, cramped seating, turbulence, cabin pressure – it’s all rather torturous. However, we deal with it because, in most cases, flying is the quickest and most direct way to make it from point A to point B. Unless, of course, your flight gets delayed or outright canceled. Or your flight arrives late, and you miss your connection.

After over 100 years of commercial airline travel, flying remains the one mode where you can almost certainly count on something not going to plan. To make matters worse, one thing going wrong can set off a domino effect of unfortunate events that mess with your entire schedule.

Traveling the country should be easy, and yet year after year, the airlines make it look like trying to ice skate uphill. Fortunately, the good folks at Volkswagen have taken notice, and they’re finally doing something about it. Let’s get to know a little bit more about the Volkswagen Travel Concept and how it’s poised to take on the airlines.

What is the Volkswagen Travel Concept?

The Volkswagen Gen.Travel concept uses autonomous driving technology to take passengers on long drives across the country. Think of it as a futuristic taxi that pilots itself while you and your party relax in its spacious cabin. The vehicle is intended to provide travelers with an alternative to what the airlines refer to as “short-haul flights,” which are flights that are under 800 miles. For instance, the Gen.Travel concept would be ideal for those South Jordan-to-Las Vegas trips. You’d simply load up your luggage, hop in, and you’ll be in a sea of slot machines in under six hours.

What’s really cool about the Gen.Travel concept is that it’s so intelligent that it knows when and where to charge itself without human intervention. Add to it the ultra-spacious cabin and wide array of passenger amenities, and you can begin to see how VW might just have a worthy adversary capable of stealing some airline market share.

The two front seats lay out completely flat for those that want to catch some Zs while they travel. Additionally, the Volkswagen travel concept features a center table that can be used as a work area for professionals prepping for their next big presentation. Because the car runs on electric, you can count on a quiet ride devoid of airplane engine noise, crying babies, and the metallic rumble of a drink cart traversing the aisle.

Granted, the Gen.Travel will take about as long to drive somewhere as it would if you were driving yourself. However, you’ll get the perk of a completely hands-free experience with total privacy. Equipped with Level 5 autonomous driving technology, this concept deserves serious consideration when planning your next trip – but in the future.

Unfortunately, you won’t be able to find the travel concept at a Volkswagen dealership in South Jordan anytime soon. Much more testing needs to be done before the vehicle can officially roll out to the public. However, it’s good to know VW will be providing an alternative to short-haul flights in the coming years, and it’s proof that the German automaker has its sights focused on innovation. That innovation is available in a wide array of cars and SUVs that you can buy now.

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The 2023 iteration of the Volkswagen ID.4 aims to carry on that winning tradition. In addition to providing drivers with up to 275 miles on the single charge depending on trim level, the ID.4 contains a full suite of the latest infotainment and safety features. In fact, it was named a Top Safety Pick+ by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).

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