The U7 ion is a

concept car A concept car (also known as a concept vehicle, show vehicle or prototype) is a car made to showcase new styling and/or new technology. They are often exhibited at motor shows to gauge customer reaction to new and radical designs which may or ...

from the Chinese start up

Aiways Aiways Automobiles Company Ltd is a Chinese automobile manufacturer of electric cars founded in 2017. The Aiways name is derived from the phrase "Ai (meaning 'love' in Chinese) is on the way". History Aiways was founded by Fu Qiang (Samuel), f ...

which was first shown at the

Shanghai Auto Show Auto Shanghai (), officially known as the Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition (), is a biennial international automobile show that alternates with the Beijing Auto Show (Auto China) as China's yearly international automotive ...

in 2019. It was used to demonstrate Aiways’

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(AI) and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and included a self-learning

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with voice recognition capabilities that could move around the car's interior via a roof rail and offer the passengers assistance. The concept car also offered a mobile console with touchscreen which could be moved around the cabin, refrigerator, air purifier and heated and cooled cup holders. Aiways have not yet announced plans to put the U7 ion into production.

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