Futuristic Mercedes-Benz self-driving car

Mercedes-Benz is jumping into the fray once more with its latest "autonomous" vehicle, the F 015 Luxury in Motion "visionary concept" car. The company's unveiled self-driving vehicles before, like its "Future Truck." According to Zetsche, Mercedes first started working on self-driving cars almost 30 years ago. Two years ago, Mercedes-Benz put a self-driving car on a 60-mile route without any glitches, breakdowns or accidents, he said.

The latest self-driving sedan shows just how different the manufacturer envisions the future of automobiles. It has bizarre proportions and large LED lights on the front and back, which it uses to communicate with other drivers. It's equipped with four rotating chairs that allow the passengers to sit face-to-face, or they can pivot around and take manual control of the vehicle if need be, also automatically rotates the chairs 30 degrees once a door is opened to make exiting the vehicle easy as pie. According to Mercedes-Benz, the passengers can also interact using gestures and touch screens inside the vehicle.

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