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Chevy Shows Off Futuristic, Self-Driving FNR Concept

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Chevy kicked off this week's Auto Shanghai 2015 car show with the debut of its Chevrolet-FNR autonomous electric concept vehicle.

With the aim to create a unique, intelligent vehicle for the next generation of young consumers, Chevy's engineering, design, and electrification teams drew on past experiences developing electric concept cars. The result is a sleek, aerodynamic machine that looks more like something Speed Racer would drive in Tron than anything currently on international roadways.

Chevrolet-FNR

Sporting a capsule design, the Chevrolet-FNR has crystal laser headlights and taillights, dragonfly dual-swing doors, magnetic hubless wheel electric motors, and a wireless auto-charge system. (Take that, Elon Musk.)

Chevy teased intelligent technologies that are "usually seen only in science fiction movies," including Chevy Intelligent Assistant and iris-recognition start. Perhaps the most exciting feature, though, are the sensors and roof-mounted radar that enable the car to map its environment and drive itself.

Chevy FNR

Bored of staring at unending traffic and want to chat with your passengers instead? Self-driving mode allows the front seats to swivel 180-degrees to face the rear, creating what Chevy calls "a more intimate setting." To regain control of the wheel, the driver can switch to manual mode via the built-in gesture control feature.

Mercedes showed off a similar feature on its self-driving concept car at CES earlier this year.

Chevy will also have its Bolt EV concept car on display at Auto Shanghai. The electric vehicle, which premiered at January's North American International Auto Show in Detroit, has a 200-plus-mile range and a starting price tag of $30,000.

Visitors to this week's Auto Shanghai 2015 event can visit Chevy's 3,550-square-meter display to check out its full vehicle lineup.

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