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Watch the moment Faraday Future self parking FF91 car goes haywire during embarrassing live demo at CES 2017
A billionaire CEO was left sweating as the driverless car got lost in the car lot it was supposed to be parking itself in
A HIGH TECH electric car tipped to knock Tesla off the stop spot refused to play ball in a cringe-worthy televised live demo during CES 2017.
Faraday Future unveiled its self-parking electric FF91 model onstage during a live stream from Las Vegas watched by millions.
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It is tipped to remove the need to park ever again, like a personal valet service.
And Faraday Future's CEO and Chinese billionaire watched on as his head of Artificial Intelligence, Dr Hong Bae, demonstrated how it's supposed to work.
The car was driven into a nearby car park which was beamed back into the Las Vegas conference hall.
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Using a phone app it was told to go park itself, but at the crunch moment it appeared to get a bit lost.
Bae and the Faraday crew were left sweating as it drove straight past its designated parking spot before stopping – apparently confused.
"Oh where is it going?" Dr Bae, questioned, as it sat silently.
The FF91 was forced to reverse and back into the space using an impressive three-point turn.
Despite the mishap, the feat impressed the masses and it has led to speculation that the new electric car could beat current car superstar Tesla.
The sedan – which is slated to go into production in 2018 – boasts battery range, power and acceleration which pointed to a high-end vehicle, that outperform Tesla.
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It can accelerate 0-60mph in 2.39 seconds, beating the 2.5 seconds it takes the Tesla Model S to get there.
That's if the company makes it to 2018.
Financial woes could throw a spanner in the works no matter what critics say.
But it will begin taking reservations for deliveries in 2018 with a £4,100 ($5,000) deposit for its FF91 model, it said.
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