我們都閱讀過相關研究，或聽自己的醫生嘮叨過：不要整天坐著，應該站起來，走動走動。這個觀念在多年前便已盛行。然而我們首次看到，不光是人類，連車都已經逐漸意識到行走所具有的各種福利。

在上周一的美國消費電子展上，現代公司向美國民眾展示了Elevate車型。它是一款能行走的概念車，擁有在電影中才會出現的四條可折疊機械腿和外觀。（如果2014年CES提詞機故障都能讓《變形金剛》的導演邁克爾·貝“崩潰”，我們很想知道他看到這些汽車后會有什么反應。）

現代的Elevate概念車不僅僅能夠應對緊急局面，它擁有帶機械腿的車輪，能夠讓用戶駕駛、行走，甚至是翻越最為危險的地貌。該車將于2019年@CES與世人見面。

——現代汽車（英國）（@Hyundai_UK）2019年1月8日

雖然現代并沒有展示全尺寸的原型車，但Elevate模塊化的設計及其迅速響應自然災害和人道主義危機的預期能力給人們留下了深刻的印象。

現代公司副總裁兼現代風投創新中心CRADLE負責人約翰·蘇在一篇新聞稿中表示：“當海嘯或地震發生時，當前的救援車輛僅能夠將最先響應的救援人員送至受災地區邊緣，然后他們必須步行完成剩余的路程。Elevate在駛往現場后可以在洪災廢墟或混凝土碎塊中穿行?！?/p>

蘇繼續說道：“這一技術的用途不僅僅局限于緊急事件。全球各地無法使用輪椅坡道的殘障人士可以使用Elevate自動駕駛車型，并讓它們行走至前門，然后水平對接前門路面，以便殘障人士乘坐輪椅進入房間中。”

不過，當前工作的車模只有真車的八分之一。

——antuan goodwin (@antgoo)2019年1月7日

現代公司因創新而著稱。201812月，這家汽車巨頭發布了一款車型，能夠讓駕駛員使用指紋而不是鑰匙來開、關和駕駛汽車。

雖然現代沒有像其競爭對手福特公司一樣，進入IFI Claims 2018年專利授權量榜單的前十之列，但現代并非是在偷懶。該公司去年申請了1369項專利，排名第19位，在通用汽車公司之上，后者申請了1046項專利，排名27位。（財富中文網）

譯者：馮豐

審校：夏林

We’ve all read the studies—or heard our doctors’ diatribes—telling us to stop sitting all day, stand up, and start walking around. The movement has been going on for years. But for the first time, it appears as if the benefits of walking has trickled down from humans to cars.

At CES Monday, Hyundai introduced Americans to the Elevate, a walking concept vehicle with four robotic, bendable legs and a look made for the movies. (If Transformers director Michael Bay had a “meltdown” over a teleprompter issue at CES in 2014, we wonder what his reaction would have been to these puppies.)

Going well beyond emergency situations the Hyundai Elevate Concept uses wheels with robotic legs allowing users to drive, walk or even climb over the most treacherous of terrains. To be unveiled at @CES 2019.

— Hyundai Motor UK (@Hyundai_UK) January 8, 2019

Although Hyundai didn’t present a full-scale prototype, the mock-up design of the Elevate as well as its intended purpose to rapidly respond to natural disasters and humanitarian crises are impressive.

“When a tsunami or earthquake hits, current rescue vehicles can only deliver first responders to the edge of the debris field. They have to go the rest of the way by foot. Elevate can drive to the scene and climb right over flood debris or crumbled concrete,” John Suh, Vice President and Head of Hyundai CRADLE, said in a press release.

“This technology goes well beyond emergency situations. People living with disabilities worldwide that don’t have access to an ADA ramp could hail an autonomous Hyundai Elevate that could walk up to their front door, level itself, and allow their wheelchair to roll right in,” Suh continued. “The possibilities are limitless.”

But right now, they're working at 1/8th scale.

— antuan goodwin (@antgoo) January 7, 2019

Hyundai is known for innovation. In December 2018, the auto giant premiered a vehicle that lets drivers use fingerprints instead of keys to open, lock, and drive their car.

Although the car company didn’t break the top ten in research service IFI Claims’ list of companies that filed the most patents in 2018—unlike its competitor Ford Motor Co.—Hyundai certainly wasn’t slacking. The company came in 19th after filing 1,369 patents last year, topping No. 27 General Motors, which filed 1,046.