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The FIA has revealed that safety cars could become autonomous in the future. During an interview with Motorsport, the head of technical development for the sport, Marcin Budkowski, said that discussions have been held about a driverless safety car created to promote self-driving technologies. “Let me give you an example, but it is not the only one: we have spoken about an unmanned safety car. It would promote a technology about which there is a bit of scepticism and, instead, it could be shown that it works. “The safety car driver would no longer be essential, because it would leave the controls to the computer. But we must be aware of the attraction of [F1] race cars without drivers: the engineers would love it, but not the fans,” Budkowski said. Despite his openness to implementing self-driving technologies into the sport, Budkowski cited the upcoming Roborace championship as an example that autonomous championships probably won’t spark the interest of fans but that they c...

VW Group revealed the Sedric concept, a Level 5 self-driving vehicle developed from a blank sheet of paper at the eve of the Geneva Motor Show. Sedric (SElf-DRIving-Car) represents the vision of VW Group for future shared mobility, one where a human driver is no longer required. The concept is the first one to be launched under the VW Group umbrella -and not a specific brand of the group- and will spawn a number of concepts from the Group’s brands in the near future. The highlight of the electric Sedric is the so-called Button; press it and Sedric will come to you in order to drive you to your desired destination, with a ring indicating the vehicle’s arrival time, as well as colored and vibration signals guiding a person with impaired vision to the car. In addition, the windscreen is a big OLED screen featuring augmented reality to serve as a communication and entertainment center, with passengers able to talk to Sedric about their destination, how to get there, the driving ...

Citroën is gearing up for its big return to the World Rally Championship, and will preview its new entry at the Paris Motor Show with the concept you see here. Called, simply enough, the  C3 WRC  Concept, it was designed jointly by the company's design and motorsport departments to preview the competition-spec model to follow. It's based closely on the new  production C3 hatchback , but with some telltale rally flourishes to convey its purpose. It's wider than the road-going version, with large wings protruding out both ends, and with a sportier racing livery. The concept was designed with the FIA's latest regulations in mind, which call for output up to 380 horsepower, 55 fewer pounds to sling around corners, increased downforce, and an electronic differential. So most of what you see here you can expect to see on the final version that will make its rally debut in Monte Carlo come January. When it does, the French team will be out to add to its unrivaled list of re...

Seven months after it broke cover as a  standalone brand , Genesis has said it plans to expand their operations to the electric vehicle segment, with a zero-emission model.  Confirmed by the South Korean manufacturer's Senior VP, Manfred Fitzgerald, who recently joined Hyundai from his former position as a Lamborghini Director, the EV is part of the  marque's future . " We will definitely go as Genesis brand down the road of alternative propulsions and it is very, very obvious that EV is definitely on the map ", Fitzgerald said, cited by  Reuters . " I think full electric cars will be the future in the auto industry. " Genesis may have yet to provide further details on the upcoming EV, but vehicle development will continue beyond it and fresh data points towards the introduction of a  compact saloon , which will go BMW 3-Series and Mercedes-Benz C-Class hunting.  It will be joined by a sport coupe and two luxury SUVs, while  plug-in hybrid...