Meet ‘Olli’, the first self-driving, 3D-printed electric vehicle

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Local Motors, the leading vehicle technology integrator and creator of the world’s first 3D-printed cars, introduced the first self-driving vehicle 'Olli' to integrate the advanced cognitive computing capabilities of IBM Watson. 'Olli' which can carry up to 12 people, is equipped with some of the world’s most advanced vehicle technology, including IBM Watson Internet of Things (IoT) for Automotive, to improve the passenger experience and allow natural interaction with the vehicle. Click through for more images… (Photo: Local Motors)

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Olli is the first vehicle to utilize the cloud-based cognitive computing capability of IBM Watson Internet of Things (IoT) to analyze and learn from high volumes of transportation data, produced by more than 30 sensors embedded throughout the vehicle.(Photo: Local Motors)

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“Olli offers a smart, safe and sustainable transportation solution that is long overdue,” Local Motors CEO and co-founder John B. Rogers said. (Photo: Local Motors)

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“Olli with Watson acts as our entry into the world of self-driving vehicles, something we’ve been quietly working on with our co-creative community for the past year," Rogers added. (Photo: Local Motors)

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He further said, "We are now ready to accelerate the adoption of this technology and apply it to nearly every vehicle in our current portfolio and those in the very near future. I’m thrilled to see what our open community will do with the latest in advanced vehicle technology.” (Photo: Local Motors)

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Passengers will be able to interact conversationally with Olli while traveling from point A to point B, discussing topics about how the vehicle works, where they are going, and why Olli is making specific driving decisions. Watson empowers Olli to understand and respond to passengers’ questions as they enter the vehicle, including about destinations. (Photo: Local Motors)

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"This is the world’s first autonomous on-demand shuttle,” Justin Fishkin, Local Motors' Chief Strategic Officer said. "So basically you call it on an app and it picks you up just like Uber and it will talk to you," Fishkin explained. (Photo: Local Motors)

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The vehicle was unveiled last week during the opening of a new Local Motors facility in National Harbor. (Photo: Local Motors)