Aurélien Fleurot (in Las Vegas), edited by Laura Laplaud 11:22 a.m., January 06, 2023
The CSE in Las Vegas, the global innovation fair, is held until Sunday in the United States.
An unmissable event for car manufacturers.
On site, the French Peugeot unveiled its new concept: a vehicle designed for autonomous driving.
CES in Las Vegas opened Thursday through Sunday.
The consumer electronics event is becoming more and more a key moment every year for car manufacturers who present their innovations there.
After Sony's announcements with Honda or even BMW, Peugeot has just unveiled a concept whose interior has been designed in particular for autonomous driving.
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A retractable rectangular steering wheel
This vehicle concept foreshadows the future Peugeot range from 2025. The model presented at the show is an electric coupe with a very long windscreen, windows capable of absorbing heat.
Inside, the vehicle has a revolutionary rectangular steering wheel, resembling that of a video game, designed to accompany driving that will be increasingly autonomous, as Carlos Tavarès, the boss of Stellantis, explains: " You have a rectangular steering wheel, touch controls with a very particular, very futuristic design, all of which can be retracted since when you're driving autonomously, you want to free up as much volume as possible from the cabin and the cockpit, so you tuck the steering wheel into the dashboard and of course you do it because there is no mechanical connection.
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When the infrastructure is ready, you can imagine completely autonomous driving on part of your journey.
The question of keeping your hands on the steering wheel will no longer arise since, as you have understood, it will have momentarily disappeared.