Does the Polestar 4 offer a glimpse of the cars of the future?
Does the Polestar 4 offer a glimpse of the cars of the future?
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Technology has become increasingly central to modern vehicles, with no more striking example of this in 2024 than the Polestar 4, which does not have a rear windscreen. Instead, the electric car uses sensors and cameras to display a live feed on a display in the rear view mirror.
The unique approach has helped Polestar stand out, something chief technology officer Lutz Stiegler said is important to the company. He said the firm wanted to create a “different environment” inside the car, as well as offering a “different silhouette” from other vehicles.
What really drove us into this is the overall concept optimisation of the entire car - we wanted to have a car that is aerodynamically efficient. “What really drove us into this is the overall concept optimisation of the entire car – we wanted to have a car that is aerodynamically efficient, and that requires getting the rear end of the roof down,” he told the PA news agency.
“With this, you get a very narrow space for the rear windscreen, and that actually doesn’t give enough or sufficient visibility… and with the rear seats we are more comfort-orientated anyway, with a very relaxed position. “We wanted to create a different environment, and I think many will like it; others will hate it because they want to see something when they look in the mirror.
“My experience is it takes a few days, but then you don’t see the difference any longer, and then it’s only a positive. “But of course, for us, it was a tool to do two things – one is getting the rear roof down, and by that creating a different silhouette of the car than we would have with a rear window, and the other is getting some attractive technology in the car.”.
