German automaker Mercedes-Benz took the wraps off a new concept car at CES this week – the Mercedes-Benz F 015 Luxury in Motion. Made of carbon fiber, aluminum and high-strength steel, the car gives a preview of how the self-driving car of the future could become.
“The single most important luxury goods of the 21st century are private space and time,” says Dr Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of Daimler AG and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars. “Autonomously driving cars by Mercedes-Benz shall offer exactly that. With the F 015 Luxury in Motion, this revolutionary concept of mobility becomes tangible for the first time.”
Mercedes wasn’t alone in exploring this shift toward autonomy — just months earlier, Swiss engineering firm Rinspeed had unveiled its own take on the concept with the Rinspeed XchangE, a similarly bold vision of future autonomous driving, reimagining the car’s interior as a mobile living space once the driver’s seat becomes optional.
Watch the video below for a closer look.
The F-015 wasn’t the only glimpse into Mercedes-Benz’s vision of the future that year — later in 2015, the brand unveiled the Concept IAA, a shape-shifting design that pushed aerodynamic innovation even further.
[ Source: Mercedes-Benz ]
