Can you imagine what the cars would be like in 2030? That challenge was posed to South Californian design studios and each of them produced their own interpretation of Youthmobile 2030.

Participating design studios include Audi, GM, Honda, Mazda, Nissan and Toyota. Indeed, the cars boast awe-inspiring features, ranging from shapeshifting, changes in colors and materials, a link into a transit system where drivers not only share the commute but trade music and compare class schedules. Chuck Pelly, director of Design Los Angeles and partner in The Design Academy, Inc., said that this year’s Design Challenge has given these studios the opportunity to use their creative talents to revisit the concept of the car of the future. They were given the chance to use the latest technologies to explore the requirements of young people. Judges for these entries include Tom Matano, Director of Industrial Design at San Francisco’s Academy of Art University; Imre Molner, Dean of Detroit’s College for Creative Studies; Stewart Reed, Chair, Transportation Design, Pasadena’s Art Center College of Design and Jason Hill, Principal of Eleven, LLC and Designer of the Aptera electric and plug-in hybrid/electric vehicle. Plenty of photos after the jump!

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