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Auto roundup from NAIAS 2017
With major announcements from Ford, Tesla, Google's Waymo, and other car and tech companies, it is clear that the future looks autonomous and electric. Want to see what the cars of the future look like? Check out TechRepublic's photos.
Here's Audi's Hybrid Q8 concept, which features a virtual cockpit with large touchscreens--a window into the "virtual world."
SEE: Watch Roadshow's awards and interviews from the 2017 Detroit Auto Show right here (Roadshow)
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Hyundai
Hyundai's autonomous concept car, Ioniq, has hidden LiDAR, forward-facing radar, three cameras, a GPS system, and blind spot detection.
SEE: Watch Roadshow's awards and interviews from the 2017 Detroit Auto Show right here (Roadshow)
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Nissan
The autonomous Vmotion 2.0 concept car from Nissan includes a top-of-the-line Bose audio system.
SEE: Watch Roadshow's awards and interviews from the 2017 Detroit Auto Show right here (Roadshow)
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Nissan
Here's a back view of the slick, autonomous Nissan Vmotion 2.0.
SEE: Watch Roadshow's awards and interviews from the 2017 Detroit Auto Show right here (Roadshow)
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Rinspeed
This self-driving concept car, made by the Swiss company Rinspeed, is called "he oasis" and has ZF as a supplier. It's also got a little garden with Bonsai trees, so you can relax and enjoy the drive.
SEE: Watch Roadshow's awards and interviews from the 2017 Detroit Auto Show right here (Roadshow)
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Toyota
Toyota's hydrogen fuel cell vehicle, the FCV Plus concept car, has a built-in hydrogen tank, and can be linked to a bigger external tank.
SEE: Watch Roadshow's awards and interviews from the 2017 Detroit Auto Show right here (Roadshow)
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Toyota
Here's the front of Toyota's fuel cell concept vehicle, the FCV Plus.
SEE: Watch Roadshow's awards and interviews from the 2017 Detroit Auto Show right here (Roadshow)
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Toyota
Here's Toyota's FV2, a hands-free, "smart" concept car that Toyota has been rolling out the last few years.
SEE: Watch Roadshow's awards and interviews from the 2017 Detroit Auto Show right here (Roadshow)
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Toyota
Here's another angle of Toyota's FV2.
SEE: Watch Roadshow's awards and interviews from the 2017 Detroit Auto Show right here (Roadshow)
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Volkswagen
VW's ID Buzz is a colorful concept van, expected out sometime after 2022, that will usher the company into an autonomous age.
SEE: Watch Roadshow's awards and interviews from the 2017 Detroit Auto Show right here (Roadshow)
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Volkswagen
Here's a view of the VW ID Buzz from another angle.
SEE: Watch Roadshow's awards and interviews from the 2017 Detroit Auto Show right here (Roadshow)
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Volkswagen
...And another view of the VW ID Buzz!
SEE: Watch Roadshow's awards and interviews from the 2017 Detroit Auto Show right here (Roadshow)
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Waymo
The "world's first driverless minivan," in the form of a Chrysler Pacifica, was created by Waymo--a Google spinoff. John Krafcik, CEO of the company, just won Roadshow by CNET's Shift "Disruptor Award" for the concept.
SEE: Watch Roadshow's awards and interviews from the 2017 Detroit Auto Show right here (Roadshow)
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Ford
Ford's fully-autonomous Fusion is here at NAIAS, and is expected to debut in 2021.
SEE: Video: A ride inside a fully-autonomous Ford Fusion (TechRepublic)
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Volvo
Volvo's autonomous XC90 SUV is now being used in partnership with Uber on public roads in Pittsburgh and Arizona.
SEE: Watch Roadshow's awards and interviews from the 2017 Detroit Auto Show right here (Roadshow)
Auto roundup from NAIAS 2017
With major announcements from Ford, Tesla, Google's Waymo, and other car and tech companies, it is clear that the future looks autonomous and electric. Want to see what the cars of the future look like? Check out TechRepublic's photos.
Here's Audi's Hybrid Q8 concept, which features a virtual cockpit with large touchscreens--a window into the "virtual world."
SEE: Watch Roadshow's awards and interviews from the 2017 Detroit Auto Show right here (Roadshow)
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Hope Reese is a journalist in Louisville, KY. Her writing has been featured in The Atlantic, The Boston Globe, The Chicago Tribune, Playboy, Undark Magazine, VICE, Vox, and other publications.