Remember the Sayer AI steering wheel we saw recently? Well, this is basically the continuation of that story. In future, the only thing you might own is a steering wheel.
And the Future-Type concept is Jaguar’s idea of an on-demand autonomous vehicle sometime in 2040. Its fully autonomous but driveable too. In the future world of shared mobility, customers can summon a fully-charged Future-Type on-demand.
At the heart of the concept is the aforementioned connected steering wheel. This steering wheel lives in your home and will be able to carry out several tasks. Besides summoning your car, the voice-activated Artificial Intelligence (AI) steering wheel can play music, book you a table and even knows what’s in your fridge. How does it know what’s in your fridge? We don’t know that part yet.
The Future-Type concept has 2+1 “social seating”, so you can chat face-to-face while the car autonomously drives to your destination using the most efficient route, said Jaguar. The autonomous vehicle will communicate with other cars and use co-operative driving technologies. This collaboration will enable shorter distances between vehicles and make lane changing and exiting from junctions safer and more efficient. This will also increase road capacity and prevent accidents, while the narrow width of Future-Type will mean it takes up less space on the road and in car parks, said the company.
“Our Future-Type Concept is an advanced research project looking at how we can ensure an on-demand Jaguar will appeal to customers in 2040 and beyond. Whether it’s commuting to work, autonomously collecting children from school or enjoying driving yourself on the weekend in the countryside, if there’s a choice of on-demand cars driving around city streets, we need to ensure customers desire our 24/7 service over our competitors” – Ian Callum, Direcor of Design, Jaguar.
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