Jatech's disappearing car door

[Tiger]

This is such an awesome concept. I want these doors!

 

[One Cheap Suit]

Heh, I know the guy that invented that, I've sat in the cars and seen them work (and helped edit/publish the video after it was shot). They're prototype cars, obviously. The guy that invented it is the narrator. The video was shot all over Metro Detroit- the driveway you see is Meadowbrook Hall, one of the big auto baron mansions. He doesn't go into all the structure/framework that's around the door, but a car door is a key part of the frame, so this car has a floor structure that's not like a stock vehicle at all. Anyway the guy is a genius about car safety - you should see some of the stuff he's invented having to do with airbags.

 

The inside of the car is a little weird, there are no door panels or armrests because of the way the door retracts, just a leather/vinyl sheet. So you don't really know what to do with your elbow