A Chinese startup named Future Mobility (FMC) has
just released a teaser of the car it intends on revealing at January’s Consumer
Electronics Show (CES).
The vehicle comes from FMC’s Byton car brand and
will reportedly be a medium-sized SUV. Power will come from an all-electric
setup offering about 500 km of range. Additionally, the Byton SUV
will come equipped with all the required hardware for Level 5 autonomous
driving.
A teaser of the vehicle’s front shows that it will
have thin LED headlights as well as intriguing daytime running lights which
resemble illuminated cracks across the SUV’s fascia. We can also see that the
Byton badge will be illuminated.
Inside, the Byton will be dominated by a single,
curved touchscreen display stretching the width of the dashboard. Also found
within will be a steering wheel that supports a removable tablet. FMC boss
Daniel Kirchert says the Byton’s interior space will rival the Mercedes-Benz
S-Class while its exterior dimensions will be similar to the Audi Q5.
FMC intends on introducing the Byton SUV in 2019 and
following it up with a sedan in 2021 and a people mover in 2022. Construction
will be handled by a location in Nanjing, China.
