Volkswagen presented an interesting concept called Sedric in Geneva. This heralds the brand's autonomous and electric future. In it, you will look for the steering wheel and pedals in vain, because it is a vehicle of the fifth level, i.e. the highest level of car autonomy, which allows the complete absence of a driver. The Germans want to reach this level by 2025.
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Peugeot used the mobile congress in Barcelona MWC 2017 to present its vision of the future. Until now, Peugeot was known for daring studies that were well ahead of the times. The Peugeot Instinct does not fall into that category, and that was the intention. The vehicle is a kind of bridge between the present and the future, when cars will no longer be operated by humans, but by artificial intelligence. That's why it doesn't look like a UFO, the French explain.
Flying cars have always stirred the human imagination, and already in 2017, our wildest dreams can turn into reality. At least that's what the European aviation giant Airbus predicts, which plans to build a prototype of an autonomous flying car later this year.
While most companies are still in the development phase with their self-driving vehicles and haven't gotten further than a prototype, the startup Waymo, recently owned by Google, has teamed up with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles to unveil the Pacifica, the first autonomous vehicle designed for commercial sales. In contrast to Tesla vehicles, they allow fully and not only partially autonomous driving. They will go on sale this month.
At CES 2017, Chrysler unveiled the Chrysler Portal self-driving electric minivan, the first-ever custom-built Generation Z vehicle.
Although opinions are still divided about the effectiveness or, better, the reliability of Tesla's Autopilot, here is new proof of how advanced technology can increase road safety. Hans Noordsij, the owner of the Tesla Model X, has it to thank for the fact that it is still in one piece today. When he was driving on the highway, Tesla's sensors - Tesla's autopilot has the ability to automatically detect danger - predicted a traffic accident in front of him and consequently slowed down the vehicle before it actually happened.
Tesla is the concept of autonomous driving. Check out how driving on autopilot looks like through the eyes of a Tesla car.
Startup company Otto recently set a new milestone in the field of transportation. A Volvo truck equipped with autonomous driving technology successfully completed the first commercial autonomous delivery in the history of transportation after the truck successfully delivered 50,000 cans of Budweiser beer to its destination, covering 193 kilometers without any complications.
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.
DevBot is not a model of the Danish toy manufacturer Lego from the Lego Technic series, DevBot is a working prototype of a self-driving electric racing car for the new Roborace motoring championship, in which racing cars without drivers will race. Although it is an autonomous racing car, the DevBot has a seat for the driver, as it is basically made for testing software and other equipment and, consequently, a better understanding of the vehicle that the teams will use in the championship, which will start in a good six months.
Ride-sharing provider Uber will soon start transporting its customers with self-driving cars. In fact, it has included customized Volvo XC90 models in its fleet, which will receive the first customers before September. It is the first commercial attempt to use fully autonomous vehicles and this type of technology. And while Uber will already transport customers around the world without a driver, we are still waiting for its arrival in Slovenia. How much longer? Uber assures that it has us "on the fly".
Driverless cars are becoming more and more common, and with the fact that drivers will soon become redundant, experts expect many to shorten their journeys by having sex. No matter how sophisticated infotainment systems are, nothing beats good old fashioned sex.