Jeep's Future Includes Electric SUVs, Autonomous Off-Roading, and Drones
【Summary】Jeep’s rugged SUVs may channel the past with their old-schools designs and impressive off-road capability, but the automaker’s future includes drones, autonomous off-roading technology, and electric powertrains.

Stellantis sure had a busy "EV Day." The massive automaker announced a $35.5 billion investment into electric vehicles as it hopes to introduce a total of 55 electric vehicles by 2025. A large part of Stellantis' portfolio includes Jeep, the American brand that specializes in making rugged SUVs with serious off-roading capability. With parent company Stellantis pushing electric vehicles, Jeep has plans to follow suit, but in its own special way.
Major Electrification Plans For Jeep
During Stellantis' EV Day, Jeep announced that it plans to offer an electrified vehicle in every segment it competes in by 2025. That means we can expect quite a few electrified vehicles from Jeep in the near future. While Jeep didn't officially introduce an all-electric Wrangler during the event, the automaker released a video that all but confirms that a Wrangler EV is on the way. Additionally, Jeep highlighted that we can expect to see autonomous off-roading technology and drones in the future.
In the video, we get a glimpse at a two-door Wrangler with the word "Freedom" on the side of the hood. While the SUV is in focus, writing at the bottom reads "Concept BEV model shown," which all but confirms that the automaker is working on an electric Wrangler.
As far as features go, Jeep highlighted a few interesting ones. Peer-to-peer charging, which would allow for one EV to be plugged into another EV to share electricity with one another. Clearly, this feature would be incredibly helpful when off-roading in remote areas. Another cool feature is drone-to-drone pairing. While drones are capable of following a moving target right now, no automaker has built that feature directly into its vehicles. Jeep may be the first to do so with an advanced drone-pairing feature that would allow drivers to get a birds-eye view of what's above the SUV.
Loads Of Possible Features
While automakers have made great strides in allowing smartphones to be used as digital keys to access certain functions of a vehicle, the majority of people still have to use keys to get into their cars. In the future, Jeep envisions another way to access a vehicle: biometric recognition. Jeep's future SUVs could be able to recognize the owners' face, allowing the owner to lock and unlock the vehicle.
Lastly, the other cool feature Jeep outlined is autonomous off-road capability. We're not quite sure why someone would want to go off-roading and let the vehicle handle all of the driving, but for people that are interested in that, Jeep wants to bring that feature to market. With fewer pedestrians and vehicles to worry about when off-roading, autonomous driving off-road actually seems attainable.
Additionally, Jeep took some time to show off a new Grand Cherokee 4xe plug-in hybrid model and confirmed electrified versions of the Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer. Jeep also showcased an electric off-roading SUV with a spare tire on the back and boxy dimensions.
-
2023 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trailhawk Now PHEV Only
-
Acura Prevision EV Concept Previews Brand’s Electric Future
-
Hyundai Gets Serious About Electric Performance Cars, Shows off Two Concepts
-
Ford Looks to Have 100% of EV Sales Be Online
-
Volkswagen CEO Believes It Will Overtake Tesla in EV Sales by 2025
-
Report Claims Nissan Leaf Will Be Discontinued by 2025
-
Autonomous Vehicles Will Require Cities to Change Their Transportation Methods
-
Rivian, Mercedes-Benz Partner to Produce Electric Commercial Vans
- Volkswagen Group China Unveils its ‘Flying Tiger’ Electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) Passenger Aircraft Prototype
- Intel’s Self-Driving Car Unit Mobileye Postpones its Planned U.S. IPO That Could Value the Company up to $50 Billion
- Facing Rising Production Costs, Automakers Ford, GM, Stellantis and Toyota Urge Congress to Lift the Cap on the $7,500 EV Tax Credit
- GM Offering to Buy Out Buick Dealers That Don’t Want to Sell EVs
- Amazon Customers in Texas and California Will Begin Receiving Packages via Prime Air Drones Later This Year
- China’s Geely Launches the First of 9 Low Earth Orbit Satellites That Will Help Guide its Autonomous Cars
- The NIO ET7 Will Come Standard With an Advanced Dolby Atmos-Powered Sound System Co-Developed With Audio Pioneer Dirac
- Volvo Cars and Epic Games to Partner on a High-Resolution 3D Digital Driver’s Display Powered by the Unreal Engine
- BMW i Ventures Invests in Vendia, a Next-Gen Blockchain Company Helping Businesses to Securely Share Data With Third Parties
- Tesla’s Battery Supplier Panasonic is Close to Selecting the Site of its New U.S. Battery Plant