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All the cool new car stuff at CES 2017

Boasting all sorts of swanky sheet metal and cutting-edge tech, CES isn't just a consumer electronics showcase, it's an auto show.

Chris Paukert
Following stints in TV news production and as a record company publicist, Chris spent most of his career in automotive publishing. Mentored by Automobile Magazine founder David E. Davis Jr., Paukert succeeded Davis as editor-in-chief of Winding Road, a pioneering e-mag, before serving as Autoblog's executive editor from 2008 to 2015. Chris is a Webby and Telly award-winning video producer and has served on the jury of the North American Car and Truck of the Year awards. He joined the CNET team in 2015, bringing a small cache of odd, underappreciated cars with him.
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Faraday Future FF 91 at CES
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Faraday Future FF 91 at CES

Faraday Future finally unveiled its first production car, dubbed the FF 91. It's due in 2018.

Faraday Future FF 91 at CES
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Faraday Future FF 91 at CES

The FF 91 is an EV with claimed class-leading range and acceleration figures.

Faraday Future FF 91 at CES
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Faraday Future FF 91 at CES

A luxurious interior boasts 151 cubic feet of space and rear seats that recline.

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Faraday Future FF 91

See that round protrusion atop the nose? It's not a hood ornament, it's a deployable LIDAR sensor.

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Faraday Future FF 91

Full-width rear tail lamps emphasize the FF 91's broad stance.

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Faraday Future FF 91

Is the FF 91 a crossover? An SUV? A wagon? A hatchback? All we know is it looks sleek.

Chrysler Portal concept at CES 2017
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Chrysler Portal concept at CES 2017

Chrysler's Portal minivan concept was pitched heavily as the future of millennial motoring at CES.

Chrysler Portal concept at CES 2017
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Chrysler Portal concept at CES 2017

The Portal is an all-electric minivan of sorts, with novel doors that open from the middle.

Chrysler Portal concept at CES 2017
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Chrysler Portal concept at CES 2017

According to Chrysler, the Portal's battery is good for 250+ miles on a charge, and the pack can be recharged with 150 miles of range in as little as 20 minutes.


Chrysler Portal concept at CES 2017
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Chrysler Portal concept at CES 2017

Level 3 -- with plans for Level 4 -- autonomous hardware is in place on this concept vehicle.

Chrysler Portal concept at CES 2017
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Chrysler Portal concept at CES 2017

Personal Zoned Audio means the driver can listen to different music than what passengers are listening to.

Delphi's autonomous Audi
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Delphi's autonomous Audi

Delphi is offering tests of its autonomous Audi to CES attendees.

Delphi
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Delphi

Delphi jazzes up in-car screen graphics in this interior buck.

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Delphi

Graphics on Delphi's next-generation multilayer display are impressive, with crisp and vibrant visuals that look better than any other car screen currently on the market.

BMW Inside Future concept
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BMW Inside Future concept

BMW's Inside Future concept shows what it thinks car cabins could look like. It uses a light and airy design with innovative hologram-based controls.

Bosch Concept Car
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If you like screens, you're going to love Bosch's concept car.

Bosch Concept Car
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The exterior is pretty neat, but that's not really the part that matters.

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What matters is the tech underneath it all, and how it attempts to provide the most personalized space possible.

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Hop into the car, and facial recognition will change the seat, mirror, HVAC and music settings to your tastes.

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There are screens for both driver and passenger, as well as a center stack that's also a large collection of screens.

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The screens provide haptic feedback.

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But touching a screen is so 2013.

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Bosch's concept car also packs a gesture control system that somehow also provides haptic feedback, although it's not entirely clear how.

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Gesture controls can be used for a wide variety of purposes, although they're still a bit clunky in everyday 2016 use.

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Cameras abound!

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Don't expect that steering wheel to ever exist. That looks painful to hit on the edge.

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The car can also access a variety of smart home features so that everything is ready for the first step through the door.

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Screens! Huzzah!

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Toyota's Concept-i imagines a future where our autonomous cars aren't just modes of transport, they're also our friends.

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The concept features an onboard artificial intelligence agent called "Yui." She's a lot like Siri, but with wheels.

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The AI imbues the car with simulated emotion, but also learns about the driver and predicts their needs. The more you drive with Yui, the better she gets to know you.

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The cabin lacks a conventional central screen. Instead, the driver interacts with Yui and Concept-i in more natural, human ways.

Hyundai Mobility Vision concept
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The Mobility Vision concept from Hyundai connects the smart car to the smart home... literally.

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The so-called "hyper-connected intelligent car" docks with and becomes part of the smart room. The integration is so deep that the car's hydrogen fuel cell can provide emergency power to the home.

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The automaker also showcased the Ioniq Scooter concept. It's a first- and last-mile mobility concept.

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The electric scooter folds with one hand and stores in the Ioniq Electric's door where it can be charged by the car's battery.

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