This is the SC1 Vision Concept from California-based luxury electric automaker Karma Automotive.

A beautifully sculpted and vaguely retro piece of hi-tech automotive design, the SC1 Vision Concept is fully electric and prepped and ready for autonomous driving. It integrates a cutting-edge infotainment architecture with 5G connectivity and a communication system with touch, voice, eye and graphical interfaces. Why? Karma Automotive says that ‘Artificial Intelligence understands conventional language and commands, while a camera-based eye tracking system is capable of biometric identification, allowing for the multi-modal authentication of occupants. The eye-tracking system monitors a driver’s irises, eyelids and gaze – should the driver become distracted or fatigued, AI safely takes control of the vehicle’.

Autonomous driving capability comes via eight radars, six Lidar sensors, and half-a-dozen external cameras.

Details on the battery set-up, power, and performance figures are yet to be revealed, but if we are to go by the looks of the SC1, then anything less than monster power and speed would be a disappointment.

Original source: Motor Trader Magazine (September 2019)

11 Sept 2019