Alpine Electronicsa Japanese company for electronic equipment and audio and multimedia systems for the car, presented the concept of an equipped van called Cabin Alpine Cross. This one was shown at the recent CMT 2023 Auto Show in Stuttgart designed for remote work. Indeed, the home office is now part of everyday life for millions of workers, both employed and self-employed.

This practice, which has been popularized by isolation wards since 2020, has become a global and inevitable trend, and has also been adopted by “digital nomads” in equipped vans. Here’s how Alpine Electronics researched to create the perfect mobile telecommuting work environment with a vehicle specifically designed for the purpose.

Alpine Cross Cabin: a mobile and intelligent office

Based on the 6.70 meter long Ford Transit, the Alpine Cross Cabin features a minimalist interior decoration. It consists of wooden wall panels with rounded curves that allow them to act as acoustic panels for quiet work, and create two longitudinal benches.

The centerpiece of the Alpine Cross Cabin is “Smart table” : hidden in the floor when not in use, it can be transformed to serve as a large or long table, for work meetings or simply for eating. In the expanded form, a opens 32 inch screen as well as a keyboard that allows you to connect a laptop to it and work comfortably behind it. This space can be transformed at night into a double bed 140×200 cm.

Cabin Alpine Cross: full equipment

The front of the car also offers a variety of arrangements: there are two swivel seats, a small table as well kitchen set which can be used outdoors thanks to an ingenious 90° swivel bracket. In particular, this is a work surface, a sink, a compression refrigerator and an induction stove, and the hood allows you to cook food indoors in complete peace of mind.

Opposite is a small one Bathroom shower cabin, wash basin, bio-toilets, as well as tanks of 90 liters of clean water and waste water. To allow telecommuting autonomy 3 days, the model is also equipped with solar panels, a 3500 W inverter, as well as two 460 Ah lithium batteries for a total capacity of 12 kWh. This system powers the on-board devices, as well as the refrigerator and cooktop.

Alpine Cross cabin: full of technology

Of course, Alpine has included plenty in its Cross Cabin conceptelectronic and multimedia equipment fashionable. The package includes an Alpine Adventure multi-zone audio system with four ultra-slim Alpine Adventure Audio APS Line Array speaker panels built into wooden wall panels. For driving, Alpine has also added a 360° camera system, as well as a rearview camera called the e-Mirror.

For work on the road, a fast and stable mobile Internet connection provides a mobile broadband router 4G/LTE Alpine Alphatronics Stream, as well as external antennas, which allow you to conduct HD video conferencing, streaming video, as well as work in the cloud. Alpine Electronics will present its Alpine Cross Cabin concept at several exhibitions and events throughout 2023.