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Sony has concocted some unexpected

stuff in its time. There was the futuristic

but largely pointless robotic dog, Aibo. And

who can forget the futuristic but largely

pointless dancing Bluetooth speaker, Rolly?

Its latest is kind of a combination of the two:

an electric concept car.

As concepts go, though, the Vision-S is

pretty low on the bonkers scale, which is

always a good sign for its chances of ever

becoming reality. Beneath its Tesla-esque

exterior are two 268bhp electric motors

that will send it from 0-62mph in 4.

seconds and top out at 149mph, while

33 sensors inside and out keep an eye on

everything from traffic conditions to driver

and passenger behaviour.

Each seat has its own audio system that

can be used independently from the

others, while its panoramic touchscreen

dashboard is just one of many widescreen

displays inside the highly customisable

cabin – and there are also easily reached

dials in case you want to recline your seat.

Well, as it’s all set up and ready to take

advantage of fully autonomous driving,

why wouldn’t you put your feet up?

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Sony Vision-S

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The 33 sensors scattered

around the Vision-S include

video, radar and ultrasonic, plus

solid-state LiDAR and ToF

cameras to give it a full

picture of what’s going

on inside and out.