A Chinese startup unveiled its vision for the automobile of the future Sunday, promising to deliver an \u201cintuitive and intelligent\u201d car to global markets starting next year from around $45,000.<\/p>\n
The electric-powered concept car shown by Byton at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is touted as a computing device on wheels, equipped with a \u201cdigital\u201d lounge featuring a panoramic display acting as a hub for navigation, entertainment and even monitoring the health of its occupants.<\/p>\n
Backed by more than $200 million from investors including Chinese tech giant Tencent, Byton — whose name was chosen to suggest \u201cbytes on wheels\u201d — is among the latest entrants to a crowded field of startups and established players looking to emulate Tesla in the race for a new kind of vehicle which can be adapted for autonomous driving.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a product which is tailor-made for the future, which is autonomous and shared,\u201d said Daniel Kirchert, president and co-founder of the Nanjing-based startup.<\/p>\n
Byton, led by former executives from Tesla, BMW, Apple and Google, said it expects to launch in China by 2019 and in the United States and Europe by 2020.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis will be the most advanced vehicle in the market as of 2019,\u201d said chairman and chief executive Carsten Breitfeld, a former BMW executive, at a presentation in one of the first media events at the huge electronics show.<\/p>\n
The Byton car will use facial recognition to unlock and adapt to the driver and offer a range of other ways to interact including voice control with Amazon Alexa, touch and gesture.<\/p>\n
It will include 5G connectivity to the internet cloud and improve its functions with artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt will improve your experience the more it knows you,\u201d said Kirchert.<\/p>\n
While other concept electric cars have been promoted at prices of $100,000 or more, the new Byton will face competition from the Tesla Model 3 and offerings from major automakers.<\/p>\n
Byton said the car will have a range of more than 500 kilometers (300 miles) before needing a recharge and will be able to \u201ctop up\u201d its battery in 15 to 30 minutes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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