Infiniti is inching closer to a production version of the next-generation QX50, the current version of which has soldiered on with relatively minor changes since 2008 when it was introduced as the EX35. At the 2017 Detroit auto show in January, Infiniti?s QX50 concept will preview what the new mid-size crossover will look like and what it might be capable of. It won?t be our first sneak peek at the new QX50, either?Nissan?s luxury brand showed a similar concept at the Paris auto show in September, following the QX Sport Inspiration?s initial unveiling in Beijing earlier this year.
Besides highlighting Infiniti’s Powerful Elegance design language, including a cabin-forward silhouette, the concept also previews the brand?s newest autonomous-driving technology. Unlike self-driving tech touted by some automakers as possibly rendering a steering wheel and pedals obsolete, Infiniti says its new autonomous tech will ensure drivers stay in control of the vehicles, as part of what the brand called a focus on driver engagement. We?ve heard this before, of course, and it translates to a sort of semi-autonomous capability wherein mundane driving tasks?stop-and-go traffic, highway slogs, and the like?might be handled by the computer.
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