--- title: "NIO Teases ‘Blue Sky’ Production Car Ahead of Shanghai" description: "The production EV is set to launch in the Chinese market." date: "2017-04-10" modified: "2017-04-10" authors: - name: "Chris Tsui" job_title: "Contributor" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/chris-tsui" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/article/9159/nio-teases-blue-sky-production-car-ahead-of-shanghai" categories: - "Car Tech" - "Electric Vehicles" - "News" tags: - "chinese cars" - "crossovers" - "Electric Cars" - "nio" --- # NIO Teases ‘Blue Sky’ Production Car Ahead of Shanghai ![]() *\www.thedrive.com\* NIO, the Chinese EV company responsible for the [EP9 electric supercar](), posted a teaser for its upcoming production car on its [Facebook page]() several days ago. Admittedly, we aren't shown much other than the shrouded shoulder and roof line (of what is likely a crossover) plus the tagline, "Blue Sky Coming". What we see bears a strong resemblance to NIO's eve "Vision Car," which is detailed in a [video]() that feels like the set up like an episode of *Black Mirror*. It features a little girl talking through what her ideal car of the future will be like. According to NIO, the car of the future will be more like a "spaceship on wheels" with "special powers" such as the ability to be summoned by its owner, "magical" doors that open with a wave of the hand, and, of course, the ability to drive itself. https://youtube.com/embed/FzDv3Cq872Q Will NIO's upcoming "Blue Sky" production car be a Skype-enabled, self-driving, slightly creepy living-room-on-wheels? Probably not to this extent, but we'd be surprised if it doesn't have *some* autonomy, and with a decent number of screened surfaces on the inside. NIO is set to reveal their production-ready crossover at the Shanghai Auto Show later this month, with plans to launch it in the Chinese market. ## Author Chris Tsui is *The Drive*'s former Reviews Editor and current freelance automotive journalist. He's based in Toronto. ### Author social links [Instagram]()