There are plenty of high -
tech concept cars and a bumper crop of all - new production vehicles being shown for the first time.
The list of new production cars and concepts had something for everyone, from high
tech concept cars like the Mercedes IAA and mind - blowing hypercars like the Bugatti Vision Gran Turismo to the new Vauxhall Astra, Renault Megane and many other production models that will be on the roads in a matter of months.
Not exact matches
The Rinspeed
car is only a
concept, but it's packed with almost every
tech feature imaginable as the auto industry works to makes
cars more high -
tech and connected than ever before.
While Google is not any entrepreneur's rival of choice, Vogt is right that it has made his task easier in one regard: The
tech behemoth has proved the
concept works, having famously tested a fleet of self - driving Toyota Prius
cars and Lexus RX luxury crossovers while mapping every inch of northern California and racking up more than 700,000 miles of robotic driving.
The angular
concept car sported a lot of modern - sounding
tech: a hybrid electric / gas power train that drove all four wheels, an onboard computer with digital displays for everything from the speedometer to the radio, and electronic maps to help you navigate traffic snarls.
After several long days and nights in Las Vegas looking over the
concept cars and
tech, here are five key technology trends from this year's CES.
Other automakers will be asking Peugeot to please turn down the stereo already, as the upcoming Frankfurt motor show will feature what is billed as the first music - based
concept car, wrapping
tech...
At the 2014 Auto Expo, Tata Motors exhibited an impressive lineup of their future
cars showcasing new
tech, future design language and unique
concepts.
• Toyota GR HV Sports
Concept - GT86 - based
concept car with hybrid
tech and clever manual / automatic gearbox.
Commitment to electrification demonstrated with new electric models from Jaguar's past, present and future at inaugural
Tech Fest event Past — iconic Jaguar E-type now electrified for the 21st century Present — all - new electric Jaguar I - PACE
Concept, the SUV that combines a supercar silhouette with sports
car performance, goes on sale next year Future — visionary FUTURE - TYPE virtual
concept imagines autonomous, connected, electric and shared mobility for 2040 and beyond Jaguar Land Rover
Tech Fest takes place at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London Free - to - enter festival open from Friday 8 September to Sunday 10 September From 2020 all new Jaguar Land Rover vehicles will be electrified.
With its new high -
tech combustion engine in the E-Class Coupé and Cabriolet, Mercedes - Benz is systemically continuing its CASE strategy which through the areas of networking (Connected), autonomous driving (Autonomous), flexible use (Shared & Services) and electric powertrains (Electric) is designed to turn the
car into a platform for future mobility
concepts and a space that offers a digital experience (for more information see page 8).
Along with the host of other high -
tech toys at his disposal, Bruce Wayne — or, Batman — will also have access to a unique AMG Vision Gran Turismo, a
concept car that first debuted back in 2013 for Gran Turismo 6.
I think that improvements in battery
tech will make this
concept obsolete pretty soon (except maybe in high - performance
cars), but as a last hooray of the ICE, why not?
Among
concept cars, Ford showed its ShocccWave, a high -
tech exercise of a two - door performance
car.
It's a
concept borrowed from the higher - spec prototype racers that make up the upper echelons of sports
car racing, and when restrictions are as tight as they are (the 500 - hp maximum allowed by both the World Endurance Championship and Weather
Tech World Series, for example) you're looking for anything to gain an edge.
The lack of self - driving
concepts at Frankfurt might be the
car industry burying its head in the face of the looming robot
car revolution or it could simply be that fully autonomous
car tech has major technological, legislative and ethical barriers to overcome before it reaches consumers.
«There will be no clinics,» he told employees at GM's
tech center in Warren, Mich., a few days before the
concept car's unveiling at the Detroit auto show.
With a «Clean and High -
tech» design
concept, the slim character line and tapered rear windows emphasize the
car's sleek profile, while allowing greater room for the Niro EV's muscular wheel arches.
The
concept will feature an fully - electric powertrain and we expect it to also feature autonomous driving
tech, making it the perfect urban city
car.
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No, it doesn't look high
tech, but in 1955 Chevrolet introduced a «Dream
Car» that featured design concepts that would later show up on production Chevrolets.The 1955 Biscayne combined sports car style with family practicality.Design features on the car that later were incorporated in other models included four - door hardtop styling, a wraparound windshield and bucket sea
Car» that featured design
concepts that would later show up on production Chevrolets.The 1955 Biscayne combined sports
car style with family practicality.Design features on the car that later were incorporated in other models included four - door hardtop styling, a wraparound windshield and bucket sea
car style with family practicality.Design features on the
car that later were incorporated in other models included four - door hardtop styling, a wraparound windshield and bucket sea
car that later were incorporated in other models included four - door hardtop styling, a wraparound windshield and bucket seats.
Between a variety of futuristic self - driving
concepts and real - life demonstrations, the Four Ring brand has been busy in the push for robo
car tech.
First unveiled to the public as a GT - R
concept car at the 2005 Tokyo Motor Show with the production
car version making its debut at its home market show exactly two years later, Nissan's iconic high - performance flagship model remained true to its roots by offering exhilarating handling and performance through the latest high -
tech automotive technology.
The Volkswagen Group has finally unveiled the new Skoda
concept at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show, a
car that promises to bring new high -
tech improvements and innovation.
«From the same raw building blocks that inspired the world's greatest racing machines, and hottest new SUVs and small
cars, comes this high -
tech concept destined to shape automotive thinking for years to come.».
Along with previewing plans for an open - top version of the forward - thinking i8, BMW's latest
concept is also claimed to provide additional clues to the actual appearance its high -
tech sports
car will take into production next year.
The design of this
concept car reflects to extreme effect the perfect symbiosis between emotional, sensuous contours and intelligently presented high
tech,» says Gorden Wagener, Vice President Design Daimler AG.
All three
concepts benefit from Mitsubishi's latest developments of e-Assist active safety technologies and boast next - gen infotainment systems featuring «connected
car»
tech.
Perhaps less fun to look at than earlier versions of the
car, the Bat - tank nevertheless proved a perfect fit for the grounded reality of the Nolan Bativerse, looking more like a piece of high -
tech military equipment than a carshow
concept design.
What was once a trade show for the
tech industry has rapidly expanded into another venue for automakers to show off both the latest interactive technology, as well as a growing number of
concept car debuts.
This year's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona did not disappoint, we've seen a ton of great
tech, including smartphones, VR headsets, IoT devices, robots,
concept cars, and so on.
In the throes of nerding out about high
tech cars it's important to remember the
concept of risk homeostasis.