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Renault EZ-Ultimo concept might be the fanciest self-driving car to date

It's meant to represent "upscale ride hailing," which seems pretty spot on.

Andrew Krok
Cars are Andrew's jam, as is strawberry. After spending years as a regular ol' car fanatic, he started working his way through the echelons of the automotive industry, starting out as social-media director of a small European-focused garage outside of Chicago. From there, he moved to the editorial side, penning several written features in Total 911 Magazine before becoming a full-time auto writer, first for a local Chicago outlet and then for CNET Cars.
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Renault debuted the EZ-Ultimo concept at the 2018 Paris Motor Show.    

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It's an electric self-driving car that Renault envisions as the ultimate upscale ride hailing vehicle for high-end locations like resorts.    

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Users can call for one and use it for an hour or a day -- no matter the length of time it's used, it's meant to be a sort of lifestyle-enhancement vehicle.   

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The EZ-Ultimo doesn't bear much resemblance to Renault's current lineup, but that doesn't mean it doesn't look awesome.     

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It's low and long, with cartoonishly large wheels filling every Planck length of the wheel wells.   

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The outside is cool, but the interior of the EZ-Ultimo concept is where it's at.     

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It resembles an old-school cigar lounge, with a whole lot of wood trim, fancy lighting and some comfortable-looking lounge chairs.    

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While Renault didn't really discuss the powertrain beyond the fact that it's electric, it did go into a bit of detail about the car's autonomous capabilities.     

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It packs SAE Level 4 autonomy, which is a conditional autonomy that is responsible for both piloting the vehicle and acting as its own failsafe within certain areas or modes.     

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Keep scrolling to check out even more pictures of the EZ-Ultimo, which sounds like some sort of weird robot.

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