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Riding in Mercedes' luxurious, self-driving car of the future
A four-wheeled vision of gleaming silver glides toward me, shining brightly under the warm California sun. The vehicle looks otherworldly against the empty backdrop of the former naval base in Alameda, a site perhaps more famous for Mythbusters stunts than automobile demonstrations. This, however, is no ordinary automobile. The curvature of metal heading in my direction is more reminiscent of zeppelins and supersonic spacecraft; the stuff of childhood dreams and science fiction. This is the Mercedes-Benz F 015 Luxury in Motion, a concept car representing the future of autonomous vehicles. And I'm about to go for a ride in it.
Best of CES 2015 Awards, Automotive: Mercedes F 015 concept car
#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-310065{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-310065, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-310065{width:570px;display:block;} Mercedes' very future-facing concept car is many, manyyears away, but the gamut of features and ideas it pulls together is expressly why it had everyone talking. With touchpanels and gesture controls across the beautiful interior, as well as chairs that rotated around while the car pilots itself, we may not see the F 015 IRL for a number of years, but Mercedes showed what the car of the future could be: a glorious almost-lounge that takes you from A to B.try{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-310065").style.display="none";}catch(e){}