# Design-Forward Autonomous Cars The Byton K-Byte is the Chinese Company's First Sedan Concept By Joey Haar | Published 2018-06-12 | Autos Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/byton-kbyte References: [digitaltrends](https://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/byton-k-byte-concept/?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=webfeeds) & [byton](https://www.byton.com/k-byte-concept) Highly autonomous vehicles and fully autonomous vehicles are slated to represent a sea change in the automotive industry as a whole, and Chinese car company Byton is looking to dictate the design terms with its newly introduced Byton K-Byte sedan concept. The vehicle is expected to reach the Chinese market this year and the US market by 2020, showing the urgency for forward-thinking design when it comes to something as unprecedented as self-driving vehicles. Autonomous vehicles will introduce new technical features that have never before existed in the automotive world, including things like lidar sensors. This means that autonomous vehicles will require a new design vernacular, and the Byton K-Byte represents Byton's drive to be at the forefront of those design decisions for all of the automakers in the burgeoning industry. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.2/10 - Popularity: 84% | Activity: 64% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Autos](https://www.trendhunter.com/autos) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Autonomous Vehicles:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in designing new technical features for autonomous vehicles. - **Forward-thinking Design:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in creating a new design vernacular for autonomous vehicles. - **Self-driving Vehicles:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in developing design terms for self-driving vehicles. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Automotive:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in designing and manufacturing autonomous vehicles. - **Technology:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in developing new technical features and sensors for autonomous vehicles. - **Design:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in creating forward-thinking design concepts for autonomous vehicles. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Steering Wheel-Free Autonomous Cars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/innerspace.md) - [AI-Enhanced Electric Auto Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/intelligent-electric-mobility.md) - [Autonomous Vehicle Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tensor-robocar.md) - [Oversized Well-Appointed Electric Vehicles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/audi-urbansphere-concept.md) - [Self-Driving Electric Cars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rimac.md) - [Streamlined Two-Seater Electric Cars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/autonomous-electric-car-concept.md) - [Lounge-Like Autonomous Vehicles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/audi-concept-vehicle.md) - [Color-Changing Concept Cars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bmw-i-vision-dee.md) - [Interactive LED Display Vehicles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hiphi-z.md)