The Big Surprise at CES: Faraday Future Unveils its First Concept Car

The folks from Faraday Future may have just stolen the spotlight at CES, unveiling their very first concept car, the ff01. As a brand new automobile manufacturer, Faraday Future is only 18 months old and based in California, but they're already making waves in the tech world. According to John Rer from Techno Buffalo, Faraday Future is often referred to as the Tesla killer, but so far, they haven't released any products yet. Instead, they've shown off what they think their product line is going to look like.

One of the coolest things about Faraday Future's concept car is its crazy awesome design, which was created by Richard Kim, a designer who has worked on several high-profile projects, including the BMW i8, I3, and X1. The ff01 is packed with technology, boasting 1,000 horsepower, a 0-to-60 time of under 3 seconds, and a top speed of over 200 miles per hour. But that's not all - the steering wheel is equipped with a smartphone-mounted Halo safety system that supports the driver's head and neck, while also providing a helmet that feeds the driver water and oxygen. And if you look out at the road in front of you, you'll see an augmented reality map built right into the windshield.

Faraday Future claims that they can get their cars on the road faster than Tesla did with their first concept car, the Model S, which took them 9 years to release. They're achieving this feat by using a completely modular platform called Variable Platform Architecture (VPA), which will allow them to quickly develop and release cars in different sizes, battery capacities, and motor configurations - all-wheel drive, front-wheel drive, rear-wheel drive, or even all-wheel drive on each wheel. This is a game-changer for the automotive industry, as it will enable Faraday Future to offer a wider range of options to customers.

So, who's backing Faraday Future? Well, that's a bit of a mystery. According to John Rer, the company has announced a strategic partnership with Chinese Media Link TV, which is headed by billionaire Xiening. However, it's not entirely clear what role Media Link TV will play in Faraday Future's plans, and how much money they're pouring into the venture. The remaining funding for the company remains unclear, but John Rer guesses that it might just be coming from some unknown sources - maybe even a private investor who wants to stay under the radar.

The Most Important Thing About Faraday Future

One thing is for sure about Faraday Future: we have no idea when their cars will actually hit the road. According to John Rer, they claim that they can get cars on the road in 5 years, but if we know what we do about the history of the automotive industry, it's likely to take much longer than that. And yet, despite the uncertainty surrounding their plans, one thing is clear: Faraday Future is making waves in the tech world with their innovative approach to electric propulsion and modular design.

As John Rer concludes, seeing electric propulsion become more mainstream is a good thing - and we should expect to see more companies like Faraday Future pushing the boundaries of what's possible. So, will Faraday Future succeed where others have failed? Only time will tell, but one thing is for sure: this company is definitely worth keeping an eye on.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enwhat's going on everyone John rer from techno Buffalo here CES brings the biggest names in Tech and there are a ton of conferences after conferences and it's hard to steal the spotlight before the show even began the folks of faray future may have just done that they unveiled their very first concept car the ff01 Faraday future is a company you're going to be hearing a lot about so I thought I'd run through the top five things to know about Faraday future so coming at number five who are they they're a brand new in fact they're only 18-month old automobile manufacturer they're based in California they're building a$1 billion manufacturing plant in Nevada and they're backed by Chinese money which we'll talk a little bit about later on in the list they're commonly referred to as the Tesla killer but as of now they haven't released any products just shown what they think the product line is going to look like coming at number four their crazy awesome looking concept car is called the ff01 it was designed by Richard Kim who designed the BMW i8 the I3 and the X1 so the guy knows what he's doing and this thing is packed to the guilds with technology it's got 1,000 horsepower 0 to 60 time and under 3 seconds and a top speed of over 200 mph the steering wheel is a smartphone mounted Halo safety system that supports the driver's head and neck and it's got a helmet that feeds the driver water and oxygen plus the windshield has a virtual augmented reality map built right in so as you look out to the World on the road you get augmented reality right in front of you and last but definitely not least it looks like an electric Batmobile ready to move up number three the platform is module when Tesla first debuted their concept Model S took them 9 years to get that car on the road faray claiming they could do that in about half the time so between 5 and six years and they're doing that with a completely modular platform which has really never been done to this extent so their powertrain is called variable platform architecture it's going to let them quickly develop and release cars at different sizes battery capacities motor configurations from one all the way up to four so if you want rear wheel drive front-wheel drive uh or all-wheel drive on each wheel and coming in at number two this is one of the coolest things I think about the company is they're kind of a mystery back at number five I mentioned that they were China backed but we don't know who or what in China is putting all that money towards the company we did get a little bit of a bigger piece of the picture this week we announced strategic partnership with Chinese Media Link TV headed by billionaire xiening who fors reported to be the primary investor in their $1 billion facility which is also happens to be before it's worth 3 million square foot but the remaining of their funding is still just a mystery my guess is it just some dude on island and number one and the most important thing to remember about Faraday future we have no idea when we're going to see a car on the road don't expect to place your order in the next 12 months faray said they can get a car on the road and in 5 years but if Automotive History has taught us anything it'll take much much much longer we don't know is if we're looking at the next Fisker or the next Tesla but either either way we should have a better picture sometime this decade so what do you guys think about faay future whether not we're actually going to get one or be on the road is still yet to be determined but is cool to see electric propulsion get a lot more mainstream attention so next time John Rangers from technal Buffalo see you guys next videowhat's going on everyone John rer from techno Buffalo here CES brings the biggest names in Tech and there are a ton of conferences after conferences and it's hard to steal the spotlight before the show even began the folks of faray future may have just done that they unveiled their very first concept car the ff01 Faraday future is a company you're going to be hearing a lot about so I thought I'd run through the top five things to know about Faraday future so coming at number five who are they they're a brand new in fact they're only 18-month old automobile manufacturer they're based in California they're building a$1 billion manufacturing plant in Nevada and they're backed by Chinese money which we'll talk a little bit about later on in the list they're commonly referred to as the Tesla killer but as of now they haven't released any products just shown what they think the product line is going to look like coming at number four their crazy awesome looking concept car is called the ff01 it was designed by Richard Kim who designed the BMW i8 the I3 and the X1 so the guy knows what he's doing and this thing is packed to the guilds with technology it's got 1,000 horsepower 0 to 60 time and under 3 seconds and a top speed of over 200 mph the steering wheel is a smartphone mounted Halo safety system that supports the driver's head and neck and it's got a helmet that feeds the driver water and oxygen plus the windshield has a virtual augmented reality map built right in so as you look out to the World on the road you get augmented reality right in front of you and last but definitely not least it looks like an electric Batmobile ready to move up number three the platform is module when Tesla first debuted their concept Model S took them 9 years to get that car on the road faray claiming they could do that in about half the time so between 5 and six years and they're doing that with a completely modular platform which has really never been done to this extent so their powertrain is called variable platform architecture it's going to let them quickly develop and release cars at different sizes battery capacities motor configurations from one all the way up to four so if you want rear wheel drive front-wheel drive uh or all-wheel drive on each wheel and coming in at number two this is one of the coolest things I think about the company is they're kind of a mystery back at number five I mentioned that they were China backed but we don't know who or what in China is putting all that money towards the company we did get a little bit of a bigger piece of the picture this week we announced strategic partnership with Chinese Media Link TV headed by billionaire xiening who fors reported to be the primary investor in their $1 billion facility which is also happens to be before it's worth 3 million square foot but the remaining of their funding is still just a mystery my guess is it just some dude on island and number one and the most important thing to remember about Faraday future we have no idea when we're going to see a car on the road don't expect to place your order in the next 12 months faray said they can get a car on the road and in 5 years but if Automotive History has taught us anything it'll take much much much longer we don't know is if we're looking at the next Fisker or the next Tesla but either either way we should have a better picture sometime this decade so what do you guys think about faay future whether not we're actually going to get one or be on the road is still yet to be determined but is cool to see electric propulsion get a lot more mainstream attention so next time John Rangers from technal Buffalo see you guys next video\n"