- face recognition unlocking – it allows the car to determine who is on board
- Byton Life – it’s a cloud platform that enables data, apps, and music of users be accessible
- Driver Tablet – integrated into the steering wheel, it allows the driver to control the larger display, navigation, seat adjustment, and other features that are usually manipulated through knobs or physical buttons.
- Byton’s Air Touch – it’s a gesture control that allows users to control functions
- Smart Surface – features LED lights with different display modes, it allows communication with other drivers and pedestrians
The concept car has a big front end 22-inch wheels, and a sloping roofline. Its interior maximized by taking advantage of the electric powertrain. The front seats are rotatable inward by twelve degrees for added convenience during conversations; while the rear seats can be adjusted individually. The interior was designed to match leather-covered seats with wood floors,
According to Byton, their concept car will be built and sold first in China next year before paving its way to the US and European markets by 2020, with price starting at $45,000. It will offer two versions of this vehicle: (1) a rear-drive model with 71-kWh battery and a range of 248.5 miles, and (2) a four-wheel-drive model with 95-kWh battery and a range of 323 miles. The former can provide 268 horsepower and 295 pound-feet of torque, while the latter can provide 469 horsepower and 523 pound-feet torque.
[via Autoblog]