Friday, June 17, 2016

VERY COOL Rolls-Royce Unveils Its First Driverless Car

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars on Thursday unveiled its first driverless car, with a “vision vehicle” it hopes will cast a glimpse into the future of luxury transport.

With no steering wheel, a door on one side only and a virtual assistant that can book hotels or advise on your wardrobe selection, the car marks a different direction for a super-luxury marque.

The door, which will be on one side only, includes a laser projector that will cast a virtual red carpet on to the floor spreading away from the vehicle to create a “grand arrival”.




(via FT)

4 comments:

  1. Appears to have the turning radius of a locomotive.

    The experience loses its mystique when he starts explaining it.

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    1. I agree...made me laugh particularly since it looks like a tank. And as soon as some hacker figures out its computer this "peaceful refuge" could easily become a prison.

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    2. Of course it has serious problems as the early cell phones had. Yet it's blazing a trail to functional models in the future.

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  2. Look at the casing that goes all the way around the wheels. What the hell do they think is going to happen the first time this thing goes over a speed bump or hits a pothole? Is it made for driving only on frozen lakes and flat concrete?

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