Article 65QX3 Volkswagen built a Star Trek captain’s chair that goes 12mph

Volkswagen built a Star Trek captain’s chair that goes 12mph

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Sean Hollister
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Are you proud of your office chair? Does it complete your gaming battlestation perhaps? Prepare to be filled with seething jealousy when you see what Volkswagen Norway has created.

As a marketing exercise, the automaker claims to have built an office chair that not only looks worthy of a Star Trek captain but also can drive around the office on its own five wheels - at speeds of up to 20 kilometers per hour (roughly 12mph), blisteringly fast for a seat, much less one with several swiveling wheels.

The company says it can travel a distance of 12 kilometers (roughly 7.5 miles) on its swappable battery.

GIF by Sean Hollister / The Verge Volkswagen's driving office chair even has a tow hitch.

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