Team Wikispeed Collaboration

=Introduction=
 * Started as personal project in 2006, much greater concept came in 2008
 * Joe Justice commits to share all that he knows on cars with Open Source Ecology.
 * $180k/year. $110k/year to Team Wikispeed.
 * Team wikispeed: $400k away from ultra-efficient car.
 * 6 days per week.
 * Wikispeed is agile/scrum/lean, but not exactly that.

=Step 1=

Define a minimum marketable feature

Here is the ultraefficient modular car


 * Today Team Wikispeed is - 2% of population


 * Early Adopters - 20%

Existing WikiSpeed drive train

 * Transmission/ 2WD
 * 40"x40"xn" tall cradle with standardized electrical connection
 * 0-80 ohm signal coming in
 * transmission and differential in engine unit
 * Power level, f,r,park signal, fuel level, temperature - signals to dashboard
 * Axles out of sch 80 SAE 4130 pipe

Opensource critique of old open source = people paid by size of their ego

 * There was a lot of information hiding until release
 * Antisocial person was stereotype
 * 250 lb sweaty guy who says 'I control the internet'
 * Not the zen buddhist, but cult of personality

=Team Wikispeed: Our methodology=

http://www.youtube.com/wikispeed#p/a/u/0/9c_XWlVwdTc 6min 48 sec. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTDCQMjbc40 4min 53 sec.
 * Joe Justice TEDx - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8jdx-lf2Dw 9min 56sec.
 * Our Seattle Shop from July 2011 - completely evolved several times now:
 * WIKISPEED's modular cars, showing the car build by our Michigan team:
 * WAY more information on us, if you are really passionate about our background, ethics, goals, or methods:
 * http://www.youtube.com/user/WIKISPEED#p/a/u/0/V5quKKAGlck intro: 2min 44sec.
 * http://www.youtube.com/user/WIKISPEED#p/a/u/2/CNhdfAxa648 part 1: 1hour 03min.
 * http://www.youtube.com/user/WIKISPEED#p/a/u/1/M7Uv33fOLXA part 2: 53min 30sec.

Bottom one is deep with ethics.

=Other=

What was the process for making sure that you fit safety standards? I'm thinking about how do we do this for other machines, is the process transferable?

=Spira=

The Spira is a very safe, very light, very simple, very economical vehicle. I propose that the Spira concept of a foam body makes for significant advantages for the OSE vehicle program. I further suggest that the vehicle have pedal cranks making it a human hybrid. Contact me at nickec@gmail.com for further information.

Driving the Spira - saving lives. 21:10

Gizmag article 186 images

spira4u.com