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Based on Cortana voice-recognition technology for desktop and mobile, the companies claim the assistant currently understands more than 200 voice commands in German and English controlling 24 different workshop actions.

Lister says its SUV is intended to go up against high-performance rivals including the Lamborghini Urus, Porsche Cayenne Turbo, Mercedes-AMG GLE 63 S, BMW X5M, Bentley Bentayga W12, Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio and Tesla Model X.

Wards 10 Best UX judge Christie Schweinsberg says: “Well, Super Cruise knocked my socks off. I’m blown away by how good it is, especially its ability to maintain a lane.”

Conceived to offer greater performance potential than the front-wheel-drive A250 but priced below the German performance brand’s A45 4Matic, the launch of the A35 4Matic follows strong global sales of other 4-cyl. AMG models.

The Vision iNext presages the third BMW i model when it goes on sale in 2021, following the gasoline-electric i8 and the battery-powered i3, in a role BMW says will position it as its “new technology flagship.”