- Mercedes-Benz unveiled the Vision AVTR concept car at CES 2020 in Las Vegas.
- The vehicle was inspired by James Cameron's 2009 science fiction film "Avatar" and pays homage to the film directly with the vehicle's design and intentions.
- A traditional steering wheel is replaced by a control unit.
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Mercedes-Benz has unveiled its concept vehicle VISION AVTR inspired by James Cameron's 2009 science fiction film "Avatar" at CES 2020 in Las Vegas.
The team behind "Avatar" - including Cameron, who helped present the vehicle on stage at CES - helped develop the car.
"I see a future where we continue to co-evolve with our technology ... we will merge, we will absorb it and it will become such a natural part of our lives," Cameron said at the unveiling.
The automaker claims the film inspired the vehicle's "inside-out design structure" that turns the VISION AVTR - which is short for "advanced vehicle transformation" - into an "emotional whole" connecting the human with the vehicle.
The concept vehicle was also designed to be a "zero impact car" by being carbon neutral and electric, which is directly correlated with Mercedes-Benz's plans to be more environmentally conscious. The automaker currently holds a goal of having a carbon-neutral production and passenger car fleet by 2039. And by 2030, the company hopes to lower the water and energy used in production by a third and 40%, respectively.
"The VISION AVTR shows a completely new interaction between human, machine, and nature," the automaker wrote in a statement.
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