Here's how Daimler is evolving its tiny Smart car for self-driving

There is a lot of the future packed into the tiny footprint of the Smart Vision EQ fortwo

Concept. First, consider it as an evolution of the recognizable Smart-car shape that is a fixture of crowded European cities, or as a white and blue Car2Go vehicle. That’s the sharing aspect right there, as Daimler wants to grow its pool of 2.6 million car-sharing customers while people continuously weigh whether they actually need to own a car for daily functions. IT LACKS A STEERING WHEEL AND CONVENTIONAL DRIVING CONTROLS Step inside and one thing eventually sticks out: there are no controls. The autonomous aspect of the Smart EQ concept is that it lacks a steering wheel and conventional pedals. Previous Daimler and Mercedes-Benz concepts have experimented with joysticks and other non-conventional ways to operate driving functions, but this is a clear sign Daimler, at least, can see that the self-driving car of the future probably doesn’t need to be set up like a driver’s car.                                                                                          https://www.theverge.com/2017/8/30/16226514/smart-vision-eq-electric-future-car2go