Automotive

Volkswagen previews an entry-level compact electric hatchback with the all-new ID. Life. The concept car has modernized-classic hatchback proportions, a digitized stare, an electric front-wheel drive and a targeted price tag as low as $24,000.

Mercedes-Benz takes hands-free control to the next level at IAA Mobility 2021. Its scaly Vision AVTR looks as likely to eat its driver as obey, but with a new brain-computer interface, it becomes an extension of the driver's mind and body.

After revealing a battery-electric reworking of the iconic Isetta bubble car in 2016, Micro Mobility Systems AG has returned to the auto show floor to launch the series version of the Microlino 2.0, along with a three-wheeled electric people mover.

Smart has unveiled a sweet-looking "near production" preview of its next-gen electric urban cars. The Concept #1 is a compact crossover SUV with a super-slick interior and easy-access suicide doors in back – and it's huge ... for a Smart car, anyway.

After first floating the concept of a futuristic electric minibus complete with an augmented reality HUD and removable dash a few years ago, Volkswagen has now offered the first glimpse of its self-driving ID.Buzz at the IAA Mobility show in Munich.

Everyone's favorite small block of flats on wheels will be going battery-electric. Mercedes-Benz has released a new Concept EQG, a "near-production study" on what an electric G-Wagen will look like, without losing its off-road capabilities.

Zeus Electric Chassis and SylvanSport are teaming up to create a line of pure-electric RVs with the rugged capability to reach far-off launch points and campsites and the flexibility to carry plenty of gear and comfortably sleep the crew.

Inspired by the world of private jets and first class cabins, Audi's new Grandsphere concept shows just how large vehicle passengers will live in the world of self-driving electric premium sedans. It's a flagship of "progressive luxury."

A hatchback is usually a solid choice for hauling cargo, but when it's a single-seat three-wheeler, things get a little more cramped. Electra Meccanica looks to solve this dilemma with a new cargo version of its three-wheeled all-electric Solo.

Although self-driving cars are coming, the first ones will likely still need to periodically have the driver take manual control of the vehicle. A new system could check if the driver is currently able to do so, by monitoring what they're doing.

Hatchet Overland is preparing to enter the fray of go-anywhere 4x4 micro-RVs. Its lightweight Jeep Wrangler pop-up adds less than a foot of ride height, sets up in a minute flat, and pops up and out to create a comfy sleeper roof and standing height.

Hyundai launched the first vehicle in its new all-electric Ioniq brand back in February, the almost-true-to-concept Ioniq 5 hatchback. And now the company has partnered with autonomous vehicle company Motional to put the EV to work as a robotaxi.