The automaker has unveiled the 2020 XE, an entry luxury sedan that packs a surprising amount of tech. Most notably, an optional Smart Settings feature uses AI to automatically fine-tune the seating, steering column, climate control and music preferences to your tastes, using a combination of the key fob and your smartphone to determine who's who. This is also Jaguar's first car with wireless phone charging. And if you're willing to spend, you'll get the same 12.3-inch digital info cluster and touchscreen infotainment system as the I-Pace. An equally optional ClearSight rear view mirror gives you a camera view of what's behind, while a second-gen heads-up display can project your speed, directions and other vital details.

The Jaguar I-Pace is Tesla's first challenger in the luxury electric car segment and a charmer, says Fox News Autos Editor Gary Gastelu. Jaguars have always been known for their long hoods, and the luscious, often loud engines that they cover. Even the automaker's initial foray into SUVs, the F-Pace, followed this formula. It's called the I-Pace, and it's not only Jaguar's first electric vehicle, but also the first battery-powered luxury model to take on Tesla since the Model S went on sale six long years ago. Instead of Jaguar's familiar, not really feline profile, the compact SUV features what's called a cab-forward design.

This morning at Chelsea Piers in NYC, Waymo CEO John Krafcik announced a new model of car powered by Waymo's self-driving technology. Dubbed the world's first premium fully self-driving car, Waymo has partnered with Jaguar Land Rover to bring the Waymo-outfitted Jaguar I-PACE to the public. Waymo plans to outfit 20,000 units to be used for Waymo's public self-driving service over the next few years, which will allow the service to offer 1 million rides per day. This is the sixth model in Waymo's lineup, including a small car, an SUV, a firefly prototype, a minivan (the Pacifica we're all familiar with) and a semi-truck for operations. "We want to build a self-driving car for every passenger and every trip," said John Krafcik at the reveal.

Future Tense is a partnership of Slate, New America, and Arizona State University that examines emerging technologies, public policy, and society. Last fall, Zipcar founder Robin Chase released a 10-point manifesto with this philosophy: Let's not make the same mistakes with driverless cars that we made the first time we introduced the automobile into cities. It's an urbanist's platform in support of a future where we devote less city space to cars, not more. To that end, the 10th principle is that autonomous vehicles in dense urban areas should be operated only in shared fleets--as taxis, not as private cars. In addition to its role in American folklore, personal vehicle ownership has exerted enormous influence on the shape and feel of our cities, requiring expressway construction, surrounding restaurants and shops with moats of parking spaces, and injecting traffic and parking concerns into the heart of urban politics.

The self-driving car industry is in the final miles of a grueling marathon to bring autonomous technology to market. Uber needs autonomous tech to offer ride-hailing services sans human drivers. GM bought Cruise and put autonomous Chevy Bolts on the roads of San Francisco in an effort to remain relevant when people stop buying private cars. If Tesla can cross the line first, it could disrupt the other guys and even offer its own ride-sharing service. And ahead of them all is Waymo.

Google-owned Waymo announces a deal with Jaguar to buy 20,000 I-Pace Jaguars and turn them into a self-driving car fleet. NEW YORK -- Waymo, the company that grew of out of Google's self-driving car project, announced a deal to buy up to 20,000 electric cars over the next two years, a move that shows the scope of its ambition when it comes to driverless ride-hailing services. More: 401(k): What stocks, industries are vulnerable in a trade war? More: Heineken pulls'Lighter is Better' commercial after some call it'racist' The company said it planned to buy the electric version of a Jaguar SUV, the I-Pace, to create its fleet of cars. The vehicles would then be fitted with components to make them capable of piloting themselves without a driver. The company says the fleet would be capable of handling 1 million rides a day.

The luxury automaker boasts the truck will charge from 0 - 80 percent in 85 minutes on public 50kW DC chargers, and that if you're in a hurry a half-hour charge will give you around 80 miles of range, with a total range of 480 kilometers (just over 298 miles). Speaking of charging, there's an eight-year/100,000-mile battery warranty limited to 70 percent battery health. The I-PACE will also work with Amazon's Alexa voice platform. You won't be able to summon the SUV with your voice, but you will be able to ask if the doors are locked or if you have enough charge to get home from work. I-PACE also uses AI to tailor the driving experience to your personal style.