Audi Shares Vision For Future With Aicon Concept
The Audi Aicon, unveiled ahead of the Frankfurt Motor Show, is a four-door 2+2 concept meant to represent a fully autonomous luxury saloon in the future. By building this car, Audi means to demonstrate multiple innovations for drivetrain technology, suspension, digitalization and sustainability, while also showing off a luxurious interior, meant to mimic the ambiance of a first-class airline cabin. While the concept is without a steering wheel or pedals, Audi would rather us not call it a "robot taxi" just yet, especially since the concept pulls out all the stops, both aesthetically as well as technically. In terms of looks, the Audi Aicon impresses with its sheer size, measuring 5,444 mm (214.3 ft) in length, 2,100 mm (82.6 in) in width and 1,506 mm (59.3 in) in terms of height. These dimensions clearly place it within the D segment, where its 3,470 mm (136.6 in) wheelbase stands 240 mm (9.4 in) longer than what you get in the long wheelbase version of an A...