The Jaguar Future-Type concept is a drivable, yet
fully autonomous concept, representing the automaker's vision for an on-demand
self-driving vehicle scouring the streets in the year 2040.
At the heart of this concept is Sayer, the world's
first intelligent and connected steering wheel, unveiled a few days ago. Sayer,
is the first ever voice-activated Artificial Intelligence (AI) steering wheel,
on which future car users could rely on to summon a vehicle, play music, book a
table at a restaurant or even monitor what's going on at home.
Fast forward into the year 2040 and you could
envision a fleet of fully-charged Future-Types helping users with their day to
day tasks. For example, if you're taking your child to school, and only require
two seats, you can summon a Future-Type with a 2+1 social seating - allowing
you to chat face-to-face while the car does all the driving.
An interesting fact is that the Future-Type is a
relatively narrow car, which means it would take up less space on the road and
in car parks. In the end, it's the driver that gets to choose which part of the
journey he or she would prefer to operate manually, and which part can be left
to the autonomous tech.
