it boasts a futuristic silver exterior, a luxury 'lounge area' and most incredibly   no driver this mercedes benz self driving car has been spotted cruising around the streets of san francisco the f015 luxury in motion, first unveiled at a consumer show in january, was caught on camera by stunned bystanders as it traveled through the california city for a photo shoot last wednesday some later took to social media to share their experiences of the autonomous research vehicle, deeming it 'futuristic', 'really cool' and 'radical' many questioned its presence on the streets scroll down for video  sleek: mercedes benz's f015 luxury in motion, first unveiled at a consumer show in january, was caught on camera by stunned bystanders as it cruised around san francisco (above) for a photo shoot last wednesday  a striking sight: some passersby later took to social media to share their experiences of the autonomous research vehicle (pictured traveling through san francisco), deeming it 'futuristic', 'really cool' and 'radical' photo shoot: last thursday, mercedes benz said the car (pictured in front of the golden gate bridge) was driving around the california city 'for running footage and photography for future communication purposes' this picture, posted on cable car guy's twitter page, shows the self driving vehicle in a san francisco street  impressed: one twitter user, named aaron hoff, posted a photo of the city's residents looking in awe at the car on the social network he wrote: 'this driverless mercedes cruising around sf blowing everyone's mind' one reddit user, named 'sfchillin' posted a photo of the sleek f015 in downtown san francisco on the site, asking fellow users to help identify it 'anyone know anything about this car?' they asked responses to the post included: 'parked in the crosswalk like a boss self driving car does what it wants', 'it's from the future!' and 'must be filming a promo or something', sf gate reported professional photographer jake stangel later uploaded a picture of the car to instagram, writing that it was apparently trailed to the location for a shoot, but was now powering along a road by itself the f015 debuted at the 2015 international consumer electronic show in las vegas on its website, mercedes benz says the car offers  'an innovative perspective into the future of mobility' the vehicle, which is not yet available commercially, features a futuristic design that centers around 'sensuousness and clarity' it has a low slung front end, a flat front windscreen and a smooth roof it also boasts an impressive 'lounge' area with walnut wood flooring, touch screens and white leather seats, which can rotate this enables the 'driver' to turn around to chat more freely with passengers led lights: it is unclear whether the f015 was being operated by a human driver or not when it was spotted cruising around san francisco footage of the car was later circulated on instagram (pictured) and twitter  sunny: the self driving concept car is seen driving past san francisco's golden gate bridge last wednesday  new notion: the vehicle is pictured driving along a road in the city (left) right, the research vehicle's interior  impressive technology: to 'communicate with its surroundings both visually and acoustically', the car features large led displays at its front and rear it also has a laser projection system and complex acoustic features  to 'communicate with its surroundings both visually and acoustically', the car features large led displays at its front and rear it also has a laser projection system and complex acoustic features when the vehicle is self driving, it can project lights on to the road using its led headlights to let pedestrians know when to cross the car can also switch to manual mode to give the driver a rest it is unclear whether the f015 was being operated by a human driver or not when it was spotted cruising around san francisco footage of the car was later circulated on instagram and twitter cruising: the car, which seats four, measures 17ft (52 m) in length and 5ft (15 m) high it is made of carbon fibre, aluminium and high strength steel it is designed to use an electric motor and a hydrogen fuel cell  eye catching: when the vehicle (pictured in san francisco) is self driving, it can project lights on to the road using its led headlights to let pedestrians know when to cross the car can also switch to manual mode  innovative: the f015 (file photo) debuted at the 2015 international consumer electronic show in las vegas on its website , mercedes benz says the sleek car offers 'an innovative perspective into the future of mobility' futuristic: the vehicle features a futuristic design that centers around 'sensuousness and clarity' it boasts an impressive 'lounge' area (pictured) with walnut wood flooring and white leather seats, which can rotate  one user, named aaron hoff, tweeted a photo of several locals looking in awe at the car as it drove along a street he wrote: 'this driverless mercedes cruising around sf blowing everyone's mind' last thursday, mercedes benz said the car was driving around the city 'for running footage and photography for future communication purposes,' adding that development is still 'underway' if the f015 eventually goes into production, its particular specifications could change it is part of mercedes' vision for urban autonomous driving, which would include 'safe zones' for self driving cars vision: if the f015 does go into production, its particular specifications could change it is part of mercedes' vision for urban autonomous driving (pictured), which would include 'safe zones' for self driving cars  last year, the company reportedly became one of the first us automotive manufacturers to be granted a license for testing self driving concept cars on public roads by the state of california the f015, which seats four, measures 17ft (52 m) in length and 5ft (15 m) high it is made of carbon fibre, aluminium and high strength steel it is designed to use an electric motor and a hydrogen fuel cell using its hybrid system, it can travel 685 miles (1,100km) on a single charge it is unknown how much the car would be priced at if it became available commercially
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f015 luxury in motion was cruising around san francisco on wednesday  stunned locals took images of concept car as it took part in a photo shoot  vehicle, which is not yet available commercially, was first unveiled january  boasts futuristic silver exterior, luxury 'lounge area' and projection system  using its hybrid system, it can travel 685 miles (1,100km) on single charge  it is unclear whether or not human driver was operating f015 during shoot 