The Future Car: How Cars Will Change Our Lives

The automobile industry is entering one of the most exciting periods in its history. Cars are becoming more connected, intelligent, electric, and automated. The car of the future will not simply be a machine that takes us from one place to another. It could become a smart personal assistant on wheels.

From self-driving technology to artificial intelligence and electric power, the future of cars could look very different from the vehicles we drive today.

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Tesla Model 3

Electric cars typically have one of two problems: they’re either too expensive, or they have a too-limited range. Tesla’s Model 3 aims to render both issues moot: it’s the buzziest in a series of $35,000-and-up electric cars offering more than 200 miles of driving distance on a single charge (alongside the Chevrolet Bolt). Consumers are certainly intrigued: demand for the Model 3 is so high—as many as 1,800 orders each day, per company estimates—that Tesla is struggling to keep up. “We are deep in production hell,” Elon Musk, the company’s co-founder and CEO, tweeted in October. But Tesla remains confident it will catch up—which is good for its shareholders, and also the environment. Vehicles like the Model 3, which runs on batteries rather than gasoline, are likely to play a major role in combating climate change.

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