General motors unveils its spectacular vision of a self-driving car: at the shanghai auto show, the automaker unveils the chevrolets FNR. A futuristic electric car without a steering wheel.
the chevrolet FNR at the shanghai auto show: this is how general motors envisions autonomous driving in the future.
The chevrolet FNR is a sight that journalists have been biting their tongue at: the electric car from general motors, just unveiled at the shanghai auto show, looks like something out of a science fiction movie- little reminds of a classic car. The outline of the futuristic body has no discernible red thread.
iris recognition instead of car key starts chevrolet FNR
And the largely transparent material makes it even more difficult for the eye to see individual functional parts such as the hubless wheels, which are almost free-standing and set far back from the bodywork. easy to understand on the other hand is the roof of the electric car. It’s completely see through and stretches from nose tip to tail light.
Even getting in and out looks spectacular: not only do the front doors of the chevrolet FNR fold upwards. The entire cockpit rises to the rear, including the rear end.
But the real sensation is not the exterior: the Chevrolet FNR, currently still a study, will join the category of autonomous cars that will one day roll along the roads on their own. The asian development center has installed a radar system on the roof for this purpose-more about the technology is not yet revealed by GM.
Side view of the chevrolet FNR: the car can drive completely autonomously.
But it is known that the owner can do without a car key. He will be able to activate autonomous driving mode by having the iris of his eye scanned by a camera. Further functions can be controlled by gestures. For example, the owner can turn his bucket seat 180 degrees and talk to the passengers. Entry and exit also look spectacular: the front doors fold upwards and the complete cockpit rises to the rear, including the tailgate.
Competitor is the mercedes-benz F 015 from daimler
Chevrolet’s FNR has strong competition: at the CES electronics trade show in las vegas, daimler boss dieter zetsche showed the prototype of the mercedes-benz F 015 luxury in motion- also an autonomous driving car. Here, too, the passengers do not have to worry about driving, but can make themselves comfortable in large club chairs and, for example, surf the Internet with displays in the side doors. „The most coveted luxury asset in the 21st century. the 21st century will be private space and time", explained zetsche in his opening speech. „Autonomous driving cars from mercedes-benz are designed to give people just that.“
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google is also betting on autonomous driving
And what would a potential billion dollar market be without google? The IT giant is also betting on autonomous driving and has been working on the corresponding technology since 2009. Initial field tests were successful. All the passenger has to do is press a button and the little car drives itself to the desired destination at 40 kph with gps positioning, radar, laser and camera.
Interior view of the FNR: the bucket seats swivel 180 degrees so that passengers sit facing each other. The car can be started by iris recognition.
Also on board is audi. The automaker already presented the autonomous car james 2025 at cebit 2014.