
The news was revealed at the Geneva Motor Show on Monday.
Cedric is the first member of a new family of self
Drive a Volkswagen Group car.
Sedric looks like a pearl ski lift-
Minus the cable.
It doesn't have a steering wheel or pedal because there won't be a driver.
The occupants sit face to face on the open floor.
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Because Sedric is an electric car, it does not have an engine to take up space, so its interior is spacious.
There is an air purification plant to help clean the air--actual plants --
Inside the rear window.
In response to voice commands from car passengers, Sedric acts as a computer monitor inside the windshield that displays maps and other information.
Ford just invested $1 billion.
Volkswagen sees Merrick as part of a self-driving fleet
Driving a vehicle.
In order to summon the car, the user presses a button on the remote control.
In theory, the remote can run anywhere in the world.
In the future, Volkswagen plans to produce different versions of cars for various global brands including Audi, Bentley and Skoda.
But Ulrich Eichhorn, head of research at Volkswagen, says Volkswagen's performance brands Porsche and Lamborghini will never get such cars because people buy them because they want to drive them.
But if other brands do launch versions of Sedric, they will be owned by individuals, not part of the company --share service.
The public believes that even with self
Many customers still prefer to buy their own cars.