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Kia K900 Cutaway

In Pictures: The Automotive Technology We Saw At CES 2014
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Kia K900 Cutaway

Kia is ready to enter the luxury market with its rear-wheel drive K900, which shares an architecture with Hyundai's Genesis sedan. The company had a K900 cutaway display in its booth showing the car's features and technology. The UVO infotainment system, blind spot monitoring, traffic alert, lane departure warning, LED headlights, and 360-degree camera caught our eyes. You can expect Kia's K900 to show up later this year with V6 and V8 options, similar to the Genesis sedan.

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    Nintendo Maniac 64 , January 17, 2014 2:38 PM
    I'm assuming the Tesla Model S isn't listed because it was deemed to either be:

    1. not new enough
    2. more 'computer tech' than 'automotive tech'
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    tuanies , January 17, 2014 3:30 PM
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    I'm assuming the Tesla Model S isn't listed because it was deemed to either be:

    1. not new enough
    2. more 'computer tech' than 'automotive tech'


    It wasn't listed because it came out in the 2012 model year. It was not present at any booth and there was nothing new for it to show off / announce. We also gave it a best of CES award last year.
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    ap3x , January 17, 2014 3:45 PM
    I did a test drive with the Model S and it is easily the best driving experience I have had. Before the 5 Series BMW was my favorite but the Model S is just a monster from a driving perspective. Really cool car.
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    danwat1234 , January 17, 2014 7:45 PM
    The C-max still only gets about 40MPG real world average, far from even it's revised EPA sticker of 44/41/43(combined) .Kia K900, the 360 degree camera would be useful if the driver was in a car accident and it wasn't their fault. Wish the automotive industry would standardize front/rear cams and have recording take place (which hopefully the driver can disable if he/she's going to do something stupid). A lot of drivers in Russia have dashcams.Toyota FCV, 0-60 of 10 seconds. Since the drivetrain is still electric, maybe they could add a few supercapacitors to allow "boost" performance for a few seconds without being hard on the small battery pack. This may be how the newer Honda CRZs implement their "Sport+" button functionality.You should cover more hybrid & electric drivetrains, specialized engines such as upcoming HCCI engines from GM, Toyota, Mazda and others. New ECUs. That's the technology I'm interested in, along with all the nav and safety stuff.
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    Nintendo Maniac 64 , January 17, 2014 8:43 PM
    According to this TechCrunch video, the Tesla Model S was present at the Panasonic booth at CES 2014:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhjX2So3RgY
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    tuanies , January 17, 2014 9:09 PM
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    The C-max still only gets about 40MPG real world average, far from even it's revised EPA sticker of 44/41/43(combined) .Kia K900, the 360 degree camera would be useful if the driver was in a car accident and it wasn't their fault. Wish the automotive industry would standardize front/rear cams and have recording take place (which hopefully the driver can disable if he/she's going to do something stupid). A lot of drivers in Russia have dashcams.Toyota FCV, 0-60 of 10 seconds. Since the drivetrain is still electric, maybe they could add a few supercapacitors to allow "boost" performance for a few seconds without being hard on the small battery pack. This may be how the newer Honda CRZs implement their "Sport+" button functionality.You should cover more hybrid & electric drivetrains, specialized engines such as upcoming HCCI engines from GM, Toyota, Mazda and others. New ECUs. That's the technology I'm interested in, along with all the nav and safety stuff.


    We'll have more of that stuff coming, but I am just one person :) .

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    According to this TechCrunch video, the Tesla Model S was present at the Panasonic booth at CES 2014:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhjX2So3RgY


    Nice, I just ran through the Panasonic booth and ran straight to the Micro 4/3s camera section and didn't notice the Model S. Either way, statement still stands, the car is in production and has been for 2 years already, there hasn't been any update. If Tesla were to upgrade the vehicle systems to Tegra K1, then we'd report on it but otherwise the company had no real presence at CES or had anything to announce. I also see quite a few of them around the Seattle area and even more around CA.

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    Joseph Oese , January 19, 2014 6:05 AM
    this is wonderful
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    vaughn2k , January 20, 2014 7:42 PM
    Item 9 needs improvement. Its 'Fresnel' for Augistine-Jean Fresnel (a french phyisicist), and not Freshnel... ;) 
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    tuanies , January 20, 2014 7:46 PM
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    Item 9 needs improvement. Its 'Fresnel' for Augistine-Jean Fresnel (a french phyisicist), and not Freshnel... ;) 


    Fixed. I'm pretty sure I typed Fresnel, but it could have been the lack of sleep and not enough caffeine following CES >_<
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    vaughn2k , January 20, 2014 9:31 PM
    @tuanies, Ohh, Good! now you can stop with the caffeine, and start having the best dream... ;) 
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    vaughn2k , January 21, 2014 12:26 AM
    @tuanies, Ohh, Good! now you can stop with the caffeine, and start having the best dream... ;) 
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    vaughn2k , January 21, 2014 12:28 AM
    really don't like this new comment/s interface.. xD
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    tuanies , January 21, 2014 7:27 AM
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    @tuanies, Ohh, Good! now you can stop with the caffeine, and start having the best dream... ;) 


    There's only a reduction from a Monster + Trenta Starbucks to a cup of Keurig coffee a day, which I suppose is better ;)