The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Press releases are, across the board, buzzword-heavy, and that's never more true than when it comes to concept cars. It makes sense -- concept cars have less in the way of concrete specs to discuss than production cars do. And it certainly applies to the Chrysler Halcyon Concept. Other stuff?

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JULY 19, 2022

Supernal revealed its initial eVTOL vehicle cabin concept at Farnborough International Airshow, providing the first look at how Hyundai Motor Group is integrating automotive capabilities to develop the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) market. —Jaiwon Shin, President of Hyundai Motor Group and CEO of Supernal. —Jaiwon Shin.

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AUGUST 19, 2016

Cadillac revealed the Escala Concept, introducing the next evolution of Cadillac design and previewing the craftsmanship and technology being developed for many future models. The Escala Concept previews the design and technical ideas driving the next phase of Cadillac’s ongoing expansion. Escala uses a new 4.2-liter

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OCTOBER 28, 2015

At the Tokyo Motor Show, Nissan Motor unveiled a concept vehicle that embodies Nissan’s vision of the future of autonomous driving and EVs: the Nissan IDS Concept. In Manual Drive mode, although the driver has control, the Nissan IDS Concept continues to provide assistance.

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JANUARY 3, 2019

Kia will present a potential solution for smart-city mobility at CES 2019 with its SEED Car concept. The concept has been designed to make urban driving easy, fun and safe, while exploring how Kia could make the final mile of any journey possible with a personal mobility device.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2018

VIZZION concept at the Geneva International Motor Show next month. VIZZION concept car is the fourth member of the Volkswagen I.D. Volkswagen says that the premium-class MPV is showing the direction Volkswagen is taking in the technology and design of its future electric models. The new I.D. Family models—the I.D.

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 25, 2022

The Mercedes Vision AVTR pushes the boundaries of electric mobility to their limits -- and maybe a little bit beyond.

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MAY 19, 2020

The 1:8-scale model on display is a miniature of the exhibit shown at CES 2020 and includes integration of its Urban Air Mobility (UAM), Purpose Built Vehicles (PBV) and Hub (Mobility Transit Base) smart mobility solutions as part of a dynamic human-centered future cityscape.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2020

With time still to go before expected US market launch in early 2022, and with the series development phase ongoing, BMW provided a first look ahead at the future BMW iX. The BMW iX is the first model based on a new, modular, scalable architecture on which the future of the BMW Group will be built.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2019

—Jordi Caus, SEAT’s Head of New Urban Mobility Concepts. With IBM Watson Machine Learning, Mobility Advisor can learn a user’s preferences and make personalized recommendations for how best to complete a journey. —Juan Ramon Gutierrez Villar, Industry Solutions Leader, IBM Global Markets.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2010

The Honda 3R-C, a new one-person battery electric vehicle concept, will make its world debut in Geneva alongside the EV-N concept, previously shown at the Tokyo Motor Show ( earlier post ), which will be displayed for the first time in Europe. Click to enlarge.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 13, 2024

At CES in Las Vegas, the Honda Saloon and Space-Hub concepts provided a head-turning first look at the automaker’s 0 Series (Zero Series) EVs set to launch starting in 2026. And Kia revealed a new global family of PBV concept electric vans that will provide a modular basis for last-mile delivery, cargo operations, and even robotaxis.

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 10, 2024

Photo credit: Automobili Pininfarina Photo credit: Automobili Pininfarina Global Debut and Personalization Scheduled to be unveiled in Tokyo, Japan, the Battista Cinquantacinque exemplifies Automobili Pininfarina's expansion into global markets.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2018

GAC R&D Center) introduced three co-developed electric concept cars at Auto Guangzhou 2018, featuring futuristic designs that address the diverse needs of China’s drivers. They also address the trend towards car sharing—one of the fastest growing urban mobility concepts worldwide. —Zhang Fan, Vice President, GAC R&D Center.

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MARCH 29, 2018

Genesis unveiled its Essentia Concept at the New York International Auto Show. The all-electric, high-performance concept elevates and reimagines the “Athletic Elegance” design paradigm, while providing a vision of future Genesis product performance and technology. Essentia is the brand’s initial concept for a true GT car.

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MARCH 5, 2018

Volkswagen said that the sedan will be the future top model of the I.D. models have already been presented as concept cars: the compact I.D.; The concept car drives, steers and navigates autonomously in traffic, enabling passengers to sit back and enjoy the ride. Family and will reach roads by 2022 at the latest.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

President and CEO, Takahiro Hachigo unveiled Honda’s new electric vehicle, the Urban EV Concept, at the Frankfurt Motor Show. The Urban EV Concept is built on a completely new platform, and sets the direction for the technology and design that will appear on a future battery electric Honda production model.

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MARCH 18, 2020

Porsche has presented an innovative alternative to conventional bucket seat upholstery with the concept study “3D-printed bodyform full-bucket seat”. Customers will be able to choose between three firmness levels (hard, medium, soft) for the comfort layer in the future. Here, the central section of the seat—i.e., Source: Porsche.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Spirit is actively developing new concepts, designs and solutions that will help build next-generation aircraft and solve challenges in the future. This collaboration gives Spirit the opportunity to bring our world-class capabilities to this important future market for logistics and personal transportation.

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Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

What we have demonstrated is a general concept," said Matteo Cucchi , PhD student at TU Dresden and the study's lead author. In the future, implantable devices using more specialized versions of this technology might be able to detect unusual electrical signals and medical concerns from within a person's body.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2013

At the upcoming Geneva Motor Show, Toyota will introduce the i-ROAD concept, a new personal mobility concept capable of swiftly and efficiently transporting two people in an urban environment with zero emissions. i-ROAD concept teaser. Click to enlarge.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Honda will introduce a new fuel cell electric vehicle concept at the upcoming Los Angeles Auto Show. The concept model expresses a potential styling direction for Honda’s next-generation fuel-cell electric vehicle (FCEV) launching in the US and Japan in 2015 and later in Europe.

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Electric Cars Report

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

For Citroen, predicting the future of affordable mobility is an obsession, and the success of Ami 100% electric has provided the impetus to take ‘unconventional’ to a new level in the conceptual oli [all-e]. Citroen oli concept is designed to do the same for family mobility that Ami achieved for personal urban mobility.

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JANUARY 6, 2011

General Motors and Powermat, a provider of wireless charging technology for mobile personal devices, announced a commercial agreement that will eliminate the need for charging cords for personal electronic devices in many future Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac products beginning mid-2012.

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Cars That Think

JULY 21, 2021

For decades, our vision of the future has been stuck in a 1960s-era dream of science fiction embodied by The Jetsons and space travel. In fact, what if our vision of that particular technologically advanced future is all wrong? Where everyone had access to preventative health care that was both personalized and less invasive?

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JANUARY 6, 2017

At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2017 in Las Vegas, Hyundai Motor revealed its Mobility Vision concept that, in the future, will connect autonomous cars to living and working environments. The Smart House concept shown at CES places connected car technologies at the center of the home.

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APRIL 24, 2012

concept at Auto China 2012 today. It is an evolved design of the company’s mobility concept revealed at World Expo 2010 Shanghai. concept would use technologies such as the mobility Internet, electrification and telematics to help change the automotive landscape and ensure a sustainable future for our industry.

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Drive Electric

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

German carmaker Volkswagen has lifted the lid on the ID.LIFE concept car, as it prehaps to dazzle in Munich at the IAA show. The concept car provides a preview of an ID. We believe that, even more so than today, the car of the future will be about lifestyle and personal expression. In creating the ID.

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AUGUST 31, 2017

smart has unveiled the smart vision EQ fortwo, embodying a new vision of urban mobility and individualized highly flexible, efficient local public transport: the autonomous concept vehicle picks up its passengers directly from their chosen location. Shared: The smart vision EQ fortwo is a new vision of car sharing.

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Baua Electric

JULY 20, 2023

Does it require its personal cameras or lidar programs, or can it virtue a automobile’s current sensor suite? This was once simply to evidence the concept that. The post Mitsubishi Electrical machine detects dull ice, alternative highway hazards, in actual future appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 29, 2021

The user interface of the Motorola Envoy does that for me, even though I never owned one, or indeed any personal digital assistant. The rubber stamp offered decorative elements, including emoticons, which were then a new concept. At its heart, General Magic was attempting to transform personal communications.

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DECEMBER 6, 2016

At CES 2017, Honda will showcase what it calls a future technology path toward a redefined mobility experience. The exhibit will include the NeuV, a concept automated EV commuter vehicle equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) called the “emotion engine” that creates new possibilities for human interaction and new value for customers.

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OCTOBER 21, 2022

In the future, Hon Hai will certainly redefine the EV industry and provide drivers with safe and comfortable user experience in transportation. From now and into the future, we will create EVs. As a personalized urban car, the compact 4.3-meter As a personalized urban car, the compact 4.3-meter

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JANUARY 6, 2017

Honda unveiled its Cooperative Mobility Ecosystem concept at CES 2017 in Las Vegas, connecting artificial intelligence, robotics and big data to transform the mobility experience of the future. The company also introduced Honda Riding Assist, a concept motorcycle that applies Honda’s robotics technology to maintain balance.

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AUGUST 27, 2023

Electronic assistance systems such as those from Bosch Engineering can help to alleviate this: when they identify persons or objects within the detection area around the vehicle, they issue corresponding warnings and show the exact position on the display, thus allowing the machine operator to keep a close eye on any blind spots.

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APRIL 15, 2019

Audi AI systems are capable of learning and thinking, while also being proactive and personal. With Audi AI, models will be both intelligent and empathetic in the future. Audi demonstrated the possibilities that await us in the future with the Holoride system at the CES 2019 in Las Vegas.

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JUNE 25, 2015

Opel has launched CarUnity, its new carsharing concept. CarUnity users can, for example, offer their car only to their Facebook friends or to people in their personal CarUnity network. Expanding the portfolio of mobility services is a key element of Opel’s plan for the future. We are taking a new approach with CarUnity.

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