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title: "NŪMŪV: What is it, and who cares?"
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author: "Robb Bush"
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HISTORICAL ENTRY / FROM THE ARCHIVE

# NŪMŪV: What is it, and who cares?

Mar 20, 2023Robb BushUPDATED May 19, 2025

FROM THE ARCHIVEThis entry preserves the ideas and context of its original publication. Descriptions, links, and project states may reflect an earlier stage of the work. [Read the current NŪMŪV overview.](https://design-science.co/work/numuv/)

![](https://design-science.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/NUMUV_Transfer.gif)

**The primary design-hypothesis of the NUMUV concept:**

### De-coupling the cabin from the conveyance enables a whole new mobility system – both physically, and digitally.

Depending on the point of view and area of expertise, various people will see different aspects of the NUMUV system that are interrelated:

A **Transportation Designer** may see:

-   a modularized vehicle system with a wide variety of interoperable ‘transporters’ and ‘cabins’
-   leverage existing infrastructure and transport modes in a new way

A **Logistics Professional** may see:

-   ‘Containerization’ which has proven to “make the word smaller, and the economy bigger”

A **Supply-Chain Professional** may see:

-   A digital-thread system that “follows the Person / Product” and not the purchase or delivery order

A **Software Engineer** may see:

-   Internet of Things and Autonomous Robotics

A **Hardware Engineer** may see:

-   Robotics and Microcontrollers

An **Industrial Automation Engineer** may see:

-   Meh