Flexy Sncf Cockpit

June 2021 - 2 weeks

Team : Manon Routhiau & Maud Goepfert

UX/UI Designer

Prospective Research Design

Mobility

Project Overview

FLEXY is a prospective research project by SNCF Innovation & Research department. It is an ultra-light road / rail shuttle tailored to SNCF's less-visited lines not served by trains.

My Role

My role in the team was to design the car dashboard and the overall experience of using the FLEXY.

Brief

FLEXY project was initiated by SNCF Innovation & Research department.
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The aim was to design the vehicle dashboard as well as the global experience to get familiar with the vehicle.

Wireframing and prototyping a suitable concept within two weeks.

"How to switch from driving mode to road to rail mode?"

HMI for transition areas (road/rail)
HMI for rail traffic including crossings
An existing dashboard (Citroën Space Tourer) with new interfaces/commands (using existing technologies)
Modular road/rail interfaces
Management of dangers and moments of transition or encounter

Research

The dimensions of the inside of the vehicle looks alike Citroën Space Tourer.
SNCF suggested our team to base our dashboard design on this vehicle.

Citroën Space Tourer / source : Citroën

Concept

Preserving the SNCF railway heritage : En voiture Simone!

Old French Train / source : SNCF

We also took inspiration from train cockpit, luxurious, futuristic and contemporary vehicle dashboard.

Graphic identity
HMI for rail traffic including crossings
A certain nostalgia in connection with the SNCF
Respond to functional issues, user needs, while offering a strong identity to keep the feeling of being on the train.

Visual and sound environment with the existing avatar of Simone Hérault and her iconic voice.

The real Simone Hérault and her avatar / source : SNCF

Experimentations

Scale 1 role-play scenario to better understand the user core needs.

User Scenario 1 : Unlocking & pairing

Mobile application to unlock and pair the Flexy

User Scenario 2 : Transition

Car dashboard interface that indicates the transition from road to rail mode.

User Scenario 3 : Crossing and Legacy

The app paired with the car dashboard helps the driver and gives advice.
If curious, users can know more about SNCF Legacy, with articles, quizz and videos.

Flexy Sncf Cockpit

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