Aston Martin’s opulent autonomous car concept comes draped in cashmere and silk
Aston Martin, like many carmakers around the globe, has pledged to add electric technology to its cars in the near future. After getting off to a rocky start, thanks to a busted partnership with sinking Chinese tech conglomerate LeEco, the British automotive company seems ready to refocus its effort around something new by resurrecting its Lagonda sub-brand and turning it into a marque for electric luxury cars.
Today at the Geneva Motor Show, Aston Martin showed off an initial concept that sets the tone for what it wants to do with Lagonda. Called the Lagonda Vision Concept, it’s a wild wedge of a car with a dazzling interior that’s full of fine materials and lavish touches. Aston Martin expects production of the first cars in this new…