INSIDE: A shape-shifting BMW with X-ray vision; why Tesla’s upcoming Model 3 could be your next electric car; how your car will read your mind; virtual reality showrooms; how to print a car, plus a buyer’s guide to all the hybrid, electric and fuel cell vehicles on sale today.
WELCOME
WARP SPEED • BMW’s bold vision of the future is a shape-shifting, self-driving supercomputer with X-ray vision – a supercar with superpowers
ADRIAN VAN HOOYDONK • Senior Vice President, BMW Group Design
BUY IT NOW: THE BMW i3
BMW’S OTHER SHAPE-SHIFTER • Half car, half haberdashery experiment. Meet the weird and wonderful BMW concept that didn’t quite make the cut
AUTONOMOUS TECH NOW & NEXT • From a helping hand to fully robotic takeovers, here’s the autonomous driving tech we have already, and some that’s just around the corner
THE WORLD’S FIRST ROBOCAR • If you think driverless cars are a slightly scary prospect in 2016, imagine what people must have thought of them in the 1960s
COULD YOUR DRIVERLESS CAR CHOOSE TO KILL YOU? • Two kids are in the middle of a mountain road. Your car could drive straight into them, or avoid them by swerving off the side, killing you in the process. So which choice should it make?
THE TROLLEY PROBLEM • This popular ethics dilemma makes you choose between killing one person or five, and was first introduced by philosopher Philippa Foot
HOW DRIVERLESS CARS SEE THE WORLD • This is Tower Bridge, seen through the eyes of a self-driving car. But what gives it the gift of sight? It’s all down to laser beams
THE SMARTEST TRUCK ON THE PLANET • This tech-stuffed camper van can travel. almost anywhere on Earth – and it was designed. for a seven-year-old girl.
MIRROR, SIGNAL, MIND CONTROL • From the highs of a fast blast to the lows of rush-hour gridlock, driving can be an emotional business. If only our cars knew how we were feeling
GIVE US A WAVE! • Want to drive using only the power of thought? Time to get your brain in gear
THE VIRTUAL BUTLER BY BENTLEY • You know you’ve made it in this world when you can spec your brand-new limo with an imaginary friend
THE WORLD’S FIRST CAR PHONE • We tend to think of the connected car as a very modern, very digital concept. But we’ve actually been toying with the idea for 70 years...
REALITY CHECK • With see-through bonnets, ghost cars and widescreen movie projections, our view of the road is about to change forever
TESLA’S MAGIC NUMBER • When it arrives late next year, the all-electric Model 3 could be the car that turns Silicon Valley into the world’s new automotive powerhouse
TESLA: THE TALE SO FAR • Named after a legend, backed by a billionaire. What could go wrong?
COULD TESLA BECOME THE WORLD’S COOLEST ENERGY COMPANY?
HYBRIDS, ELECTRICS AND FCVs A BUYER’S GUIDE • While the majority of cars still rely solely on a petrol or diesel engine, there’s an increasing number that don’t. Most carmakers offer some sort of hybrid or electric alternative, often by converting existing models to handle new drivetrains. In some cases they look identical to their combustion-engine siblings, so you’d have to rummage under the bonnet to know for sure. With that in mind, here’s a guide to every hybrid, plug-in hybrid, electric and fuel cell car on sale in the UK today
WHAT’S HAPPENING WITH HYBRIDS? • Once upon a time, buying a hybrid meant buying a Prius. But that was nearly 20 years ago, when they were still the preserve of environmentalists and Hollywood stars. Today, hybrids are for everyone, and they come in all shapes and sizes, some of which you might find surprising...
TOYOTA PRIUS • 122bhp, 94.2mpg, 70g/km CO2 From £23,295
TOYOTA MIRAI • 151bhp, 79mpg (equivalent), 0g/km CO2...
