Gadgetory

we were expecting Volvo to unveil a new concept car a new model at the LA Auto Show and well they brought us part of one this is their concept 26 and what's very cool about it is that it's a concept cockpit that shows us what's gonna happen when the car start driving themselves what are our role as the driver gonna be it's got three different modes the first mode that we see right here is the drive mode if your traditional hands on the steering wheel upright feeding position from here you'll be in control of the car you'll do all the driving we've got the vertical census infotainment system right here on the center console it's just like your typical s.p.a platform Volvo vehicle right now now on the steering wheel we've got two paddles that allow you to enter the autopilot mode so you pull those two paddles the car goes into its autonomous mode and the seat slides back the since this infotainment system is on the center console so it moves with the driver so you don't really have to reach for it and as you see right here this large 25 inch color display flips out because the car is in autonomous mode you're now free to do some work or browse the media the seating position is a little bit more laid-back and relaxed and you're moved away from the steering wheel and it's sort of four tracks into the instrument cluster the third mode is going to be the relaxed mode and that's gonna be when you just want to kick back and let the car do its own thing while you relax the seat goes into a very very laid-back seating position we got this little Ottoman that slides out and the 25 inch display hides itself from here you can relax while the car drives itself when you're ready to take control you just grab those paddles and the car gives you back control now what happens if you're kicking it and relaxing and something happens well the autonomous system should be smart enough that it'll be able to pull the vehicle over to a safe stopping location until you can get the seat back into the upright position to take control of the car now this is conceptually based on Volvo's Bob platform so theoretically it could be in vehicles as soon as they're ready for the autonomous driving to catch up to the technology here