Piaggio Group have recently presented GITA and KILO, the first projects developed by Piaggio Fast Forward (PFF), a company established and controlled by the Piaggio Group to be an advanced American research centre for future mobility. The Group explores the evolution of mobility and does so thinking about the future, expanding its vision to include a much broader range of technological solutions compared to its current core business.

GITA is an autonomous vehicle, designed to assist people. It carries up to 18kg and has the ability to observe and communicate. It can follow a person reaching up to 35km/hr, and knows how to move independently in a mapped environment. The spherical shape and clean design characterise its personality.

KILO is the “big brother” of GITA, and thanks to a larger capacity it can transport up to 100kg in its 120L compartment. It has extraordinary stability thanks to its three wheels.

Michele Colaninno, Chairman of PFF says, “To deeply understand people and their habits to meet their needs, this is the course that led us to create GITA. We understood that we have to create products in line with the needs of tomorrow’s humans, and we will do it through humanity. The success story is made up of PFF people and teams, who confirm it. They are young, enthusiastic, with no fear of challenges, a melting pot of cultures and professionalism that have created a perfect merging of robotics, engineering, and design.”

Roberto Colaninno, Chairman and CEO of the Piaggio Group adds, “The Piaggio Group, through the creation of PFF, looks again to the future, to young people, to the future generations, and doesn’t want to merely be ready to face the challenges of this increasingly complex mobility scenario, but wants to be leading agent of this change. Innovation, research and curiosity are the basis of this project and are its main drivers."

The revolutionary nature of GITA and KILO is in their ability to provide support to people in the various activities that characterise their movements in everyday life, extending the limited operating range and carrying capacity of humanity. They are, in fact, conceived as a true platform for mobility, which can be customised and integrated to meet different needs in multiple scenarios.

GITA and KILO are currently prototypes and are not yet available for sale.