Yes, you have read that right , a car can click your selfie. China’s E-commerce giant Alibaba along with the partnership of SAIC , a Chinese state-owned country’s largest automotive company revealed its new RX5 SUV for the Chinese market . The company claims it to be an Internet car. It’s Alibaba’s First attempt to enter the automobile market.
Chairman of Alibaba’s Technology Steering Committee.Dr. Wang Jian said that the difference between an internet car and a traditional car is that connected smart operating systems like YunOS will improve the consumer experience beyond just driving.
Alibaba said that rather than accessing the internet through third party apps it wants to provide the internet directly in an ecosystem where all the information is shared between the users.
The car will run on an operating software developed by YunOS which has earlier developed OS for mobiles ,fridges, and vacuum cleaners. Similar to Tesla Model S the internet car will also have a giant LCD touch screen to interface with the OS. It also has a 360-degree detachable camera for recording trips and selfies.
In addition to these features, each driver will be allocated a unique ID and would be able to pay for parking spaces , fuels, and coffee through OS. The car would even give you personal suggestions about nearby restaurants , air temperature, and music.
President of YunOS Zhang Chunhui said that it would be an open ecosystem and the software would be available to other automobile companies as well .
Price for this SUV starts at 22500$ and deliveries from august .