Volkswagen announces the concept car "Cedric" of the future EV taxi capable of fully automatic operation

At the venue of "87th Geneva Motor Show in 2017," which began in Geneva, Switzerland, the German automaker - Volkswagen (VW) group will launch the concept car of the future EV taxi "Sedric(Cedric) "announced. This vehicle enables full automatic operation equivalent to "Level 5", mainly intended for use such as taxis and shuttle buses.

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Sedric announced by VW is a concept of automatic driving EV taxi equipped with AI with seat space for 4 people. Of course, it will not be put into practical use as it is, but the appearance of the future vehicle that VW thinks is shown. It is almost like a living creature, but the headlight part that looks like an eye winks and shows an angry expression, it is supposed to express the feelings of AI.


Side view full of future sense. The door opens in the front and back direction and is a double doors type sliding door, which is considered to facilitate getting on and off.


By fully automated operation by AI, only the passenger seat inside the car. It is made so that the front and back face each other, so that you can enjoy the conversation during the move. In addition, Nissan had been producing from the 1960s until the early 2000sCedricOf course nothing to do.


Regarding this concept car, the company has received the following comments.

"The concept car Sedric is the core component of the solution in mobility.Sedric brings a completely new meaning to the concept of automatic driving by using innovative control systems together."

At the site of the motor show, Mr. Matthias Mueller of the VW group can see the state of Sedric announcing himself in the following movie.

Meet Sedric: The first concept car of the Volkswagen Group - YouTube


Sedric appeared on the dark stage.




Muller CEO says, "Sedric is the first in VW, a fully automatic driving concept car running on electricity and connected to the Internet."


"Sedric carries advanced artificial intelligence"


"It is the concept of the first automatic driving EV equipped with VI in the VW group, and all companies in the group will be" idea platform "bringing ideas."