Rebranded Jaguar debuts concept EV

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Jaguar conducted a complete brand overhaul to transform from a more traditional car maker to one that aims to offer all-electric luxury vehicles. After it launched its logo redesign last month, we got a quick look at its first concept car under the brand's new "Copy nothing" tagline.

Jaguar debuted the Type 00 concept at Miami Art Week. The automaker describes it as "an example of Jaguar at its best. A fearless statement. An object of desire," and it's designed to encapsulate a new "creative philosophy [of] Exuberant Modernism."

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Hyundai repurposed parts of IONIQ 5 EV into an air purifier

Hyundai has given a new purpose for one of the IONIQ 5's test vehicles, turning it into an air purifier. The electric vehicle "went through numerous tests to ensure our safety." Hyundai used it for tests of technologies like Acoustic Vehicle Alerting System, pass-by noise regulation, and wind tunnel noise.

In the video you see above, the vehicle is stripped to its bones to turn it into an air purifier. They used parts like the cooling fan, door panels, infotainment system, LED tail lamp, and filter unit. They placed the 20-inch alloy wheel on top, so you can tell the purifier itself is a pretty large one. And of course, there's some Hyundai branding thrown in there, too. Many car parts are already recyclable, but this just shows what else can be done to unusable vehicles.

Source: Engadget

Mercedes-Benz shows off its massive Hyperscreen display for EQS luxury EV

Touch-based infotainment displays are quite common these days, but we're confident that there aren't many of them that feature as gigantic a display as the new Mercedes-Benz MBUX Hyperscreen. This massive 56-inch display is built specifically for the EQS luxury electric vehicle. It features the automaker's second-generation MBUX infotainment system, which no longer has physical buttons as the system relies on touch- and voice-controlled interface.

Technically, Hyperscreen isn't one giant screen, but several OLED panels embedded into a piece of curved glass that spans most of the EQS' dash. It is covered by anti-reflective Gorilla Glass with auto-brightness adjustment courtesy of a camera and light sensor, making sure you don't get distracted by it when you drive at night. It has a total of 12 actuators beneath its touch-sensitive surface for haptic feedback and analogue air vents embedded in the surface at either end.

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CES 2020: Sony unveils Vision-S electric concept car

One of the most surprising things we're seeing out of this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is a new concept car from Sony. Yes, that Sony.

Sony surprises the crowd at its keynote with the introduction of an electric concept car called the Vision-S. It's intended to show the company's different strengths, including entertainment products, camera sensors, and the like.

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