Mobility 5.0 is student research and design thesis publication by Rowan Muller for the Industrial Design Honours course of RMIT University.
The research project investigates the social, environmental and economic factors of various modes of intercity transportation both in Australia and around the globe. The findings indicate that the Australian ecosystem of intercity travel is unprepared for future challenges, in particular a looming peak oil crisis and a requirement to transition away from fossil fuels.
The design project speculates on how the future of intercity mobility and specifically the concept of tube transportation can provide a lower ecological impact, a more user-friendly system and new possibilities of vehicle forms and styling language.