Nissan has introduced a self-driving chair for those who can't stand in line. Already half a year ago, he surprised with self-cleaning office chairs, with which he demonstrated the practicality of the advanced Intelligent Parking Assist parking system, and now there is a new type of chairs that will come in handy for everyone who is fed up with the situation while waiting in species. With them, Nissan demonstrates the usefulness of the advanced technology ProPilot, which enables automatic driving and which it presented this summer.
The biggest star of this year's Paris Motor Show is definitely the Mercedes Generation EQ concept study, which heralds different times for the Mercedes-Benz brand. It responds to the range and battery problem that plagues all electric vehicles by promising a range of over 500 kilometers.
Audi brought three new products to the Paris Motor Show, but the most attention is the new Audi Q5, the first in eight years. The second generation of the medium-sized sports utility vehicle is slightly lighter and more spacious than its predecessor, and the newcomer has also come up with a much sportier look. He's stepping into big shoes, as the Q5 was the commercial class champion for quite some time. Audi has high hopes for him, so he left nothing to chance.
The Renault Zoe is one of Europe's best-selling electric cars, and the new Renault Zoe will only cement that status. On paper, Renault promises an electric range of 400 kilometers, but in reality we can expect 300. It got a battery that is half as powerful and a more efficient electric motor. It is a breakthrough in electromobility, as the Zoe will provide adequate range for all drivers (300 kilometers is the psychological limit in the minds of buyers). They will be able to comfortably switch to electric drive.
The secret is gone. This is the new Land Rover Discovery (2017), which Jaguar Land Rover has self-proclaimed as the best family SUV in the world. Is it true? The representative of the fifth generation of the off-road icon drew its design inspiration from the Rang Rover model and the smaller Discovery Sport model, as well as the concept from 2014, Discovery Vision. The seven-seater SUV will be available in the spring of 2017.
British Kate McWilliams became the youngest commercial pilot in the world. She has been employed by the airline company Easyjet since 2011, and a few days ago she was "promoted" to captain of the plane, making her name in aviation history. She says she is constantly asked her age by cabin crew and passengers, adding that most are pleasantly surprised when she tells them their age. If you ever fly from Ljubljana to London with Easyjet, maybe she and her 19-year-old co-pilot Luke Elsworth will take you there!
Once an invader, always an invader. Elon Musk, founder of Tesla Motors and SpaceX, is moving humanity to Mars! At the International Nautical Congress (IAC), the technological visionary presented his plans to colonize the red planet, which could be reached by the ITS spacecraft (SpaceX) in just 30 days. 200 thousand dollars will have to be paid for the "air ticket" to Mars. But Tusk warns. The journey is likely to be very dangerous and travelers must be prepared to die for it. The first vessel to go to Mars is said to carry the Heart of Gold, based on the fictional vessel of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy book. Will humans already be an interplanetary garden in 2022? We recommend watching the presentation video!
The low-cost carrier Transavia is coming to Brnik. In April 2017, a third low-cost airline will start landing and taking off at Ljubljana Airport. From April 2017, the Dutch low-cost carrier will fly on the Ljubljana-Amsterdam route with a 183-seat Boeing B 737-800.
At London's RideLondon cycling festival, visitors encountered an unusual scene. A bike that uses sneakers instead of tires! The bike is signed by the German tire manufacturer Continental, who offered it to visitors for testing.
For Peugeot, entering the world of cycling is nothing new. Did you know that it started manufacturing bicycles as early as 1882, and powered by an internal combustion engine eight years later? The production of cars and bicycles were separated in 1926, but in 2011 the French returned bicycles to the "mother" again. The Peugeot e-Bike eUO1s is not Peugeot's first bike, we only remember the AE21 hybrid from 2013 or the e-Bike eF01, which was presented together with the new generation of the Peugeot 5008 model, which can be integrated in the luggage compartment. Well, for more serious urban challenges, there is the e-bike Peugeot e-Bike eU01s.
Safety as standard! Dictators looking for a 100% safe vehicle got their car - an armored version of the Maybach S600 Pullman sedan, the Mercedes-Maybach S600 Pullman Guard, which Mercedes announced at the Geneva Motor Show at the launch of the standard version, and the armored one will debut at this year's Paris Motor Show. It boasts VR9 ballistic protection certification, which in practice means that both the windows and the body are capable of stopping bullets and protecting passengers in the event of an explosion in close proximity.
An expensive and powerful car is the number one status symbol of today's rich people. We all know that celebrities drive expensive cars. But who drives the most expensive? Find out below!