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You know cars are fast becoming mobile computers — or even robots — when carmakers launch at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas — the world’s biggest tech fest. Ford, Audi, Mercedes, Volvo, and lots of others were all there in January showing off driverless, electric, or hybrid cars as well as new technologies to make cars smarter, safer, and a lot more exciting to drive. With tech companies like Apple or Google also on board, cars now come packed with sensors, software, radar, cloud computing, augmented reality, voice recognition, and artificial intelligence to not only help you drive better, but take over completely, whether you need it or not. Today’s “quantified cars” may not be the U.S.S. Enterprise, but they’re getting closer.
Mercedes F 015
Everyone’s doing a driverless prototype these days but the Mercedes F 015 does it in style. A hydrogen-powered concept car, Mercedes’ futuristic design re-imagines the interior with open-pore walnut wood, white nappa leather, plexiglass, digital panels, and four captain’s chairs that swivel to face each other.
2017 Volvo V90
Volvo’s crash-free promise is all here with pilot assist technology like Collision Avoidance, Pedestrian Detection, and Adaptive Cruise Control. But the newly unveiled V90 also wants to be hipper with a sleeker body, portrait-sized infotainment screen, wood grain, and Bowers & Wilkins speakers.
GLM’s Tommy Kaira ZZ EV Sports Car
Japan startup GLM’s Tommy Kaira ZZ wants to be Asia Pacific’s Tesla Roadster. The 2-seater ZZ looks like a classic sports car on steroids, but is handmade and customizable, goes from 0 – 60 mph in less than four seconds on 305 horsepower, but with a driving range of around 75 miles.
Jaguar F-TYPE SVR
Built for speeds of over 180 mph, the aerodynamic F-Type coupe or convertible makes science fiction a reality. Electric Power-Assisted Steering, Adaptive Dynamics, Torque Vectoring, and Dynamic Stability Control plus a companion app to start, check, and locate it all remotely.
BMW iVision
The cool-looking iVision also wowed at CES. The 3-screen interface includes 3D visuals, heads up display and 21-inch LCD with Airtouch gesture recognition technology. And in a sign of how close the robot car is, the iVision offers three driving modes, from full control to autonomous.
