Recharge Wrap-up: GAC debuts EnLight concept, BMW tests autonomous cars in Munich by John Beltz Snyder

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GAC Motor has unveiled its EnLight electric supercar concept as Auto Guangzhou 2016. The EnLight is powered by four in-wheel motors, and offers an autonomous driving mode. It has "butterfly" doors that open upward from the rear, and a dash (with pop-up instrument cluster) and steering wheel that retract when not in use. "EnLight is a forward-thinking concept car representing the highest level of GAC Motor's independent research and development as well as our unparalleled technological capabilities," says GAC Motor President Zeng Qinghong. Read and see more from GAC.

BMW will test autonomous cars in Munich, with plans for an eventual self-driving ride-sharing service. The automaker will put 40 self-driving cars in service in 2017, each with a test driver behind the wheel, and will expand to other cities soon after that. When the time comes, BMW plans to own the vehicles in its autonomous ridesharing fleet. "Owning the fleet means you can make offers that Lyft and others are unable to provide," says BMW CEO Harald Krüger. "For example providing car sharing for a specific community only." Read more at Teslarati.

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