Cadillac’s classic slogan may be “The Standard of the World,” but it’s thinking about becoming the “Standard of the Sky.”
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During its CES presentation on Tuesday, the car … uh, vehicle-make unveiled a vertical takeoff and landing drone that GM design chief Mike Simcoe said was “designed for the moment when time is of the essence and convenience is everything.”
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The idea is an autonomous electric vehicle would transfer riders between “vertiports” as they take advantage of its panoramic view to look down at everyone stuck in traffic.
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Simcoe was clear that it is just a concept that shows Cadillac is getting ready for such a future to become reality, but didn’t say when he thinks that will be.
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More down to earth is a fully-autonomous Cadillac van sort of thing, with scissors doors, a luxurious wraparound sofa interior and both voice and gesture controls, that’s like a luxury version of the upcoming Cruise Origin autonomous taxi.
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Cadillac also used the show to tease a production flagship electric sedan called the Celestiq that has a display screen the full width of the dashboard and a glass roof with individually dimmable quadrants for each of the four outboard passengers.
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The Celestiq is expected to go on sale in 2022.
