"I wonder how this will affect vehicle packaging, especially in the rear. Seems like it will cut into the rear storage area a lot"

"Hey Rob, long time no see hahaIn theory I agree with you, but a mechanical parking brake would likely just increase part count, complexity, and cost when everything in an EV can be electronically actuated for maximum simplicity.As for the gear shifter, that seems like mostly just concept car fun. In all likelihood, they will probably move to an existing dial shifter as they get closer to production."

"It's not really designers that push for lower visibility, or at least they aren't the driving force. Lack of visibility is a consequence of a wrongheaded approach to vehicle safety; standards are only concerned with vehicle occupants and we have traded any consideration of active safety features for a single-minded focus on passive safety. Basically this will only change when bad visibility knocks a car from a 5-star safety rating to a 4.This car can only be made because it is a track vehicle built on a (sort-of) existing chassis. Trying to get a vehicle like this homologated now would be impossible, a sales disaster, or both."