On the occasion of the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance (United States), the American manufacturer Lincoln created the event with a new concept car equipped with a central console inspired by a chess board replacing the traditional steering wheel.
“ When will the era of self-driving carsthe human must be able to take over, if necessary and essentially in an emergency, all or part of the controls of the vehicle. » While the most advanced concepts in matter reveal retractable steering wheels or even joysticksall this is here replaced by a particularly innovative solution, a kind of chessboard interactive on the central console where the main controls of the car will be accessible, namely maneuvering it, accelerating or braking it. This central controller actually replaces the classic steering wheel here, a first.
More out of sight, this concept also uses cell and packs of batteries generation, more compact, for significant space saving in order to maximize the interior space of the passenger compartment.
the Lincoln Model L100 presents itself as a particularly futuristic concept, both in form and in ideas, with its roof opening, its ability to identify and follow the various passengers in the passenger compartment, etc. This spectacular concept also celebrates the 100th anniversary of the arrival of the brand in the group Ford.