Dec 16, 2022
Updated: Jul 11, 2023
Feeling the need to work somewhere new? Any time you like?
Mitsubishi's Fuso NomadPro Canter is an RV, replete with a double bed, mini-kitchen and shower room, and two work stations - everything you need to support multi-day business road trips ... or RV trips with a side of remote work.
Fuso explains that the pandemic-fueled growth in work-from-home culture was the catalyst behind the NomadPro design. It works as both an inspiration for and means of reconvening with nature while still participating as a fully productive member of the workplace.
For those already enjoying the digital nomad lifestyle, it presents an intriguing vision for a large, open purpose-built office RV in terms of fusing travel, work and everyday life, and likely to be considerably less expensive than Airstream's Flying Cloud Office.
At the push of a button, the main wall swings upward in conjunction with the roof to create a pitched roof over top the interior. The lower sidewall panel drops down to create a full-length deck. This design essentially erases an entire wall from the office/RV space, immersing the pro nomads in the natural surroundings.
Inside, Fuso weaves together a functional work/life space with a Japanese health-and-wellness motif. The floor plan centers around a mobile workstation that readily doubles as a dining lounge. It includes a front bench, slide-out desk/table, dual-monitor system, and slide-out rear bench.
To address the lack of work-life separation that can become difficult to escape when working from home – or in a mobile office RV built specifically to work and spend the night in – Fuso installs a camper van-style convertible bed to replace the office space at night.
Fuso worked with truck body builder Pabco and camper van specialist Dream Drive to bring the NomadPro to life as a working prototype, but whether the concept ever makes it to market remains to be seen.