在2014年的日内瓦车展上Rinspeed公司提出的XchangE概念车,初衷是自动驾驶的车辆能够为驾驶者在工作之余提供闲适的时间。这款概念车可以多功能使用,配有商用前排座椅,能够360度旋转面对后排的乘客。新颖的“电传飞控转向系统”从技术上脱离了前轮,使方向盘能够在空闲时移动至仪表盘中间位置,从而腾出更多空间。
XchangE配备有最先进的可升级信息娱乐系统,并提供防止黑客入侵保护服务。这款软件在车速为75英里/时的情况下,乘客能够阅览、听音乐、上网、玩游戏、看电影甚至开会。这款车在前排座椅中间还可安装一个内嵌的咖啡机。
驾驶室的最后一个亮点是在驾驶杆顶部的透明球体中有一块宝齐莱腕表。在停车后会有一个电动机通过转动透明球体给手表上弦,由此林斯比得公司创造了全世界最贵的手表自动上弦器。
The future is now, and it comes to us in the form of the Rinspeed XchangE, an autonomous and completely electric concept car that’s based on the Tesla Model S. Set to debut at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show beginning March 6, this incredible feat of automobile engineering pilots itself (but you can steer if you like) with ingenious interior advances that transform it into mobile office or living room. As you gaze at its sleek design, there’s no question that this car is the epitome of a luxury sedan.
The XchangE has a lot of features you’d never expect as it re-imagines what the passenger experience should be. It shifts our perspective of driving from something that requires constant attention to mirroring air travel, where you simply sit back and enjoy the view. And as for relaxing, there’s a plethora of ways to do so in this car, with 20 possible seat configurations in addition to tilting and swiveling options. While you’re reclining leisurely, you can take in a movie on any of the four high definition screens.
While the interior is doubt impressive and makes everyone jealous, one of the best things about this car is that it uses both established and emerging technologies to make driving safer. The XchangE utilizes the Harman Infotainment System and communicates with other similar programs, intelligently linking to online data sources. Through this, it creates travel-specific cloud services like warning messages, route recommendations, or the profiles of other vehicles. Not only are you aware of your car, but it is acutely aware of what’s going on around you.