At the LA auto show, there's no shortage
of concept cars,  and this year it's all
about autonomous and electric vehicles.
We saw the debut of the Byton M-Byte.
This is an all-electric concept SUV. It's
actually designed by former BMW
executives. It'll be built in China and
designed in Munich. When you step inside,
the first thing you'll notice is a huge
49-inch screen. It even has facial
recognition so it can identify you when
and you sit inside, and pick your
favourite music and your favou rite seating
position. This vehicle will go on sale in
China next year and in Canada in 2020.
So this is the Icona Nucleus. It's a concept
vehicle and this is going to be powered
by fuel cells. They say it'll have a
range of about 1,200 kilometres, but
really this is about the future. This is
a vehicle that has a living room feeling
inside, there is no dashboard, there is no
steering wheel. There are just swivel
chairs, a couch, prosecco. This is all
about relaxing and enjoying the drive.
This is BMWs vision for the future it's
the iNEXT concept, and it's all about
autonomous vehicles, it's about
electrification, you can go about 700
kilometres on a single charge. But what's
really cool with this, if you don't want
to drive it, all you have to do is put
your fingers here, touch the centre
button, and the steering wheel will
actually recess back. The pedals as well
will go down, and you can sit back and
relax and enjoy the ride. Another cool
feature is this 'shy tech' technology that
they have, and that means basically you
could draw on the fabric in the rear
seats. So, for example, you could actually
draw a note, a musical note, and that will
let you access the audio system.
You even have the centre area that you can
touch and you can actually expand the
3d maps in the navigation system, so it's
all about connecting to your car in a
new and innovative way. And BMW hopes
this concept car will become a
production vehicle in 2021.
