AVEX
MCS-1: THE MODULAR CABIN SYSTEM

One chassis.
Any room.

The experience is a payload, not a build. Designed with OEMs for long-distance autonomy: certified cabins integrate into L4 vehicle programs and swap at depot in ninety minutes, so one asset earns as a cinema at seven and a suite by eleven. AVEX dispatches the route city to city: booking, drive, and arrival.

MCS-1 technical drawing, cutaway, plan, exploded view
FIG. 00: MCS-1 ARCHITECTURECUTAWAY · PLAN · EXPLODED
01: OPERATING LOOP

Dock. Drive. Serve.

01
Dock

Modules live at the depot, provisioned by hospitality crews, linens, cellar, concessions. A gantry swaps the bay in ninety minutes; cleaning and restock happen off-vehicle, in parallel.

02
Drive

The OEM platform owns the driving. AVEX owns the ride: route shaping for smoothness, speed profiles tuned to the experience, arrivals timed to the last course or the closing credits.

03
Serve

Staffed experiences carry a host; unstaffed ones a remote concierge. The service core feeds every module, water, power, waste, galley, so hospitality standards survive the highway.

FIG. A: MCS-1, TOP VIEWSCALE 1:48
DRIVE + SENSEOEM L4 STACK
MODULE BAY 12.8 M² · H 1.98 M · SWAP 90 MIN
SUITE LOUNGE TABLE SCREEN ARCADE STUDIO
LOADED: SUITE · SLEEPS 2 · NIGHT ROUTES 6–10H
SERVICE COREGALLEY · BATH · STORES
SWAPPABLE FIXED SYSTEMS CLICK A MODULE TO LOAD THE BAY
02: CABIN SYSTEMS

Engineered for hospitality at speed.

Active ride tuning

Predictive suspension reads the road two hundred meters ahead. Wine stays in the glass; sleepers stay asleep.

Acoustic shell

A 34 dBA cabin at highway speed, quieter than a library, with active cancellation tuned per module.

Service core

Shared galley, plumbing, and cold storage dock every module to fresh water, waste, and an 800-volt hotel load.

Adaptive glazing

Electrochromic roof and walls run from full panorama to total blackout, scenery for the Table, night for the Suite.

Safety cell

Every seating position, bar stool to berth, is a restrained position, engineered to federal crash standards and now in certification.

Guaranteed bandwidth

Bonded 5G and LEO satellite backhaul hold a video call, a ranked lobby, or a live premiere between metros.

03: SPECIFICATIONS

MCS-1 datasheet.

PRELIMINARY · REV C
Module bay floor12.8 m²
Cabin height1.98 m
Module mass, max1,850 kg
Fresh / grey water120 L / 110 L
Swap time, depot90 min
Hotel load22 kW · 800 V
Cabin acoustics34 dBA @ 110 km/h
Backhaul5G ×2 + LEO
Vehicle platforms3 OEM programs
Restraint architectureAll positions · in cert

Safety first, always: every module ships as a certified unit, restraints, egress, fire suppression, and remote telemetry included, and no experience operates until its configuration clears federal review.

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04: QUESTIONS

Asked first, answered straight.

How is a bar stool crash-safe?

Every seating position is a restrained position, integrated belts, energy-absorbing structure, and interiors engineered to federal crash standards. Modules are in certification now; nothing carries guests until its configuration clears.

What about motion sickness?

Predictive suspension, route shaping that avoids hard maneuvers, horizon sightlines through the glazing, and speed profiles tuned per experience. Dining routes are the calmest in the network by design.

Is there a bathroom?

Yes, the service core carries a wet room on Suite and Table configurations, with fresh and grey water exchanged at depot during the swap.

What if the vehicle has to stop?

The OEM stack handles minimal-risk maneuvers. A remote concierge is live on every route, every cabin has lit egress and a direct line to operations, and staffed experiences carry a trained host.

Who cleans and restocks?

Hospitality crews at the depot, off-vehicle and in parallel with the module swap, airline turnaround discipline, hotel housekeeping standards.

When can guests actually ride?

Demonstration routes run today. Guest service opens with module certification and corridor-by-corridor regulatory clearance, first corridors targeted for 2027.

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