Did somebody ever imagine how the car will look like in 100 years? How will the luxury look like? How will the luxurious transport look like?
All of those questions are already on the agenda of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. The ‘next 100 years’ motto belongs to the entire BMW Group and Rolls-Royceis also catching up with the trend. The entire BMW Group is proactively looking towards the future with their vision vehicles. Therefore, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars shows its unique Rolls-Royce 103EX.
“Take the best that exists and make it better. When it does not exist, design it.” Sir Henry Royce
In general, the practice to make each vehicle a unique work of art is normal for Rolls-Royce. However, the new 103EX is not just a usual luxurious vehicle by Rolls-Royce. According to official company’s web page, the new car is the one and only vision vehicle in the history of the car maker. Rolls-Royce claims its’ new car as a ‘personalized icon for the future’. Not only the all new 103EXwill be an autonomous vehicle, but also the car will be ‘gliding silently through the cities of tomorrow’ with zero emission. Rolls-Royce 103EX is the company’s ‘VISION NEXT 100’. But what are the official milestones of that vision?
- Effortless Journey
- The future of luxury mobility
- Less like a car, and more like an individual sculpture
- Gliding silently
Each of the bullets sounds impressive, but what does each of them mean? How well was designed the luxury of an autonomous travel by Rollce-Royce?
Effortless Journey
The vehicle had its debut at London’s Roundhouse art venue in 2016. As an example of a true vehicle of the future, Rolls-Royce 103EX is a driverless car. Definitely, the future of transportation belongs to autonomous vehicles. However, the unique Rolls-Royce 103EX is not only fully autonomous but also is being operated by artificial intelligence with ‘a name, a soul and a purpose. Her name is Eleanor’.
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is the first company, which announced that its’ vision vehicle Rolls-Royce 103EX stands out from the crowd of other self-driving cars because it has a ‘soul’. To put it differently, the company decided to make the vehicle not only a self-driving machine but also a personality. According to Rolls-Royce Motor Carsofficial web page, the vehicle can drive its passenger, to guide them and to discover the world with them. The artificial intelligent platform on Rolls-Royce 103EX intuitively complements the personality of its passenger. The vehicle can become a true companion of its owner.
In reality, the vehicle is planned to be fully controlled with voice commands only. The passenger should interact with ‘Eleanor’, which represents the AI system of Rolls-Royce 103EX. The AI is in charge of the most things happening around and inside the vehicle. As other artificial intelligence systems, ’Eleanor’ should be able to learn about the passenger habits, preferred routes, favorite restaurants and even taste of art.
For the first time, Rolls-Royce will give artificial intelligence a name, a soul and a purpose. Her name is Eleanor.
In any case, the vehicle should be able to drive safely with the combination of Artificial Intelligent Eleanor and all self-driving systems. Telling the truth, the AI is still in the development stage and does not operable yet. Therefore, Artificial Intelligence term may be too broad to describe ‘Eleanor’. Most likely, Rolls-Royce 103EX is equipped with Machine Learning features. In any case, when the system can be called real AI? Is Machine Learning means AI?
Nevertheless, Rolls-Royce emphasizes the AI system only but does not mention about the other systems, which should allow the car to drive itself. What is actually represents the autonomous driving features on the vehicle? The answer to this question is hidden behind the glamours words. The same situation as with Mercedes-Benz F 015. The discussion is open and everybody is more than welcome to comment on this topic.
Less like a car, and more like an individual sculpture
For a two seater coupe, Rolls-Royce 103EX is a large vehicle. The dignified body has tremendous dimensions: 20 feet in length (5.9m) and five feet tall. The profile of the car is a real ‘sculpture’ of a novel vehicle. Rolls-Roycedesigners decided to develop a real masterpiece, using all royal background accumulated by the company.
First, pantheon grille is one of the most famous Rolls-Royce features. The grill is always handmade and distinctive. Spirit of Ecstasy is made of glass and has a light underneath of it. Additionally, Rolls-Royce 103EXhas ‘the best seat in the house’ is made of silky wool. Finally, carbon fiber structure of the vehicle makes its futuristic ‘individual sculpture’ image complete.
Gliding silently
Rolls-Royce 103EX is a futuristic concept vehicle. The car is equipped with a 500kw fully electric drivetrain with zero emission. In other words, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars accepted the reality of dying internal combustion engine and the future of electric motors. The company is ready for a new era.
You can read find some more pics at http://selfdrivinghorse.com/rolls-royce-103ex/
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