Jaguar Land Rover has recently showcased its latest Range Rover Sport Concept, which can be remotely operated via a smartphone. The automaker has also put some light on its upcoming technologies and other prototypes that will revolutionise the car industry.

In the latest press release, Jaguar MENA pulled the wraps off its new remote controlled Range Rover Sport vehicle. The most significant feature of the SUV is its ability to be controlled by a smartphone app, which can be used to steer the vehicle, accelerate it, pull brakes and shift gears as well. So, to travel on a difficult off-road terrain, driver could simply step out of the vehicle ensuring his safety and drive the car from a distance, without risking his own life. The car’s remote function works within a 10 metre radius, for the maximum speed of 4mph. This enables the driver carefully steer the car in and out of the small parking spaces, without being inside the car.

The new Range Rover Sport is also introducing ‘Multi-Point Turn’ technology, which allows the on-board system of the vehicle to autonomously take a 180 degree turn and even a complex 3-point turn in crowded situations. By calculating the available space and nearby hurdles with the help of its sensors, the computer will be able to drive the car out of congested traffic scenes, dead-end streets and busy roads teeming with pedestrians, without bumping into any obstacle.

In another prototype, the UK-based research team tried to advance AI logics and incorporate sophisticated sensors in the car, so as to make it self-aware about its environment and everything in it. Dubbed as ‘Solo Car,’ the technology will take the autonomous driving to the level where no one has ever gone before. It means creating a state of the art artificial intelligence program that will be able to scan its surroundings with the help of high-tech radar, LIDAR, cameras, ultrasonics and structured light technology, and fully understand the world like we do.

JLR’s ultimate target is a fully automated car that can offer transportation without the need of human intervention. The prototypes are under development, each focused on a different technology, but once they become fully operational, the tech-features will be combined into a single wonder vehicle.

Though many automakers are actively involved in autonomous car ventures, the technology is still nascent and the dream may take years to come true.