A Chinese tech company is coming after Tesla.
LeEco, which is a partner of the electric car startup Faraday Future, unveiled its own electric car concept Wednesday at a company event in China.
LeEco's electric car concept car is called LeSEE and has a top speed of 130 miles per hour. It also has an autonomous mode, where the steering wheel will fold back into the console creating more space for the driver.
The concept car is specifically designed to be a fleet vehicle, so it has a number of features that make it useful for a variety of users.
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For example, you can request the car via smartphone and it will come to your location. The front of the car is also a smart screen that can show the specific data about the car and tell people whether it is available or not for use.
Each seat is designed to also accommodate each user, so there's a screen for every passenger and each person can control their own music.
"We are not simply building an electric vehicle that is smart, but we are building a new mobility for the future," Ding Lei, the co-founder and global vice chairman of LeEco's car business, said during the event. "What we are building is a fully integrated experience."
Lei did not share an exact date for when a production version of the LeSee concept would go into production. But he did stress that Faraday Future, a strategic partner, had already broken ground on its factory in Nevada. Previously, Faraday Future has said that it aims to have its cars on the road before 2020.
Besides Faraday Future, LeEco also announced in February that it was working with Aston Martin on its first electric car called the RapidE. The vehicle is expected to go into production by 2018.
"We have achieved great heights with our electric technology. By working together with Aston Martin... and together with Faraday Future, we are going to share out technology such as our battery, motor, and electronic control," Lei said.
"LeEco is building a new era for the automobile industry."
