Kia's new Telluride concept features suicide doors and tech to cure jetlag
The Telluride is a full-size SUV that can comfortably seat seven passengers. One of the first things we noticed, of course, were the "suicide" doors in the back, making it easier for people to get in and out.
Inside are three rows of seats. If you happen to score the middle row, however, you can enjoy seats that fold down nearly flat and have fold-away footrests.
"The Telluride's theme is all about technology," Kia says, showing "what a large luxurious SUV may look like in the future."
One of those technological features is what Kia calls "Light Emitted Rejuvenation." Each seat has sensors built into the seats, which measures passenger vitals, and displays them on screens on the door panels.
That data is then used by the LER system to offer "therapeutic light" from an LED panel that Kia says will help with jet lag and passengers' energy levels. It also has "swipe command" inside, which allows people in the back to control media by swiping their hand.
This thin touch-sensitive band is mounted to the second row console. Rear passengers can then play music through all the speakers, or grab wireless headphones from inside the console for private listening.
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