The Toyota Research Institute said it will showcase its latest autopilot technology, the Toyota 3.0 version of the autopilot platform, at the CES show next week.
January 9, 2018 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2018) will be opened in Las Vegas, USA. Toyota Motor Corporation has announced that its version 3.0 autopilot platform will be officially unveiled at the show.
This is a Lexus LS 600 hL test car equipped with a Toyota 3.0 autopilot equipped with LIDAR, radar and camera.
Toyota said the 3.0 version of the autopilot platform is one of the most powerful self-testing vehicles available today, featuring a gleaming lidar system with a 200-meter range and 360-degree detection range, as compared with previous versions that could only detect the front of the vehicle. The design also makes testing vehicles easy to produce and helps mass production in the future.
The system was probed by four high-resolution lidar scan probes to better "see" objects in the dark. On the four sides of the vehicle (front and rear bumpers, left and right front fenders) They are also equipped with a lidar sensor to detect shorter and smaller objects such as rocks and pets.
Version 2.0 Automated Driving Test Platform, launched in September 2017
For the first time in March 2017, Toyota announced the existence of a self-driving test car, which was unveiled in September after an improved 2.0 version of the test platform. Just four months later, Toyota will showcase its version 3.0 platform next week It seems that Toyota attaches great importance to the research and development of autonomous driving technology, and its research and development progress is fast.
By comparing the 2.0 version of the test car, we can see the "integration" of the latest version of the 3.0 version of the test car significantly improved, sensors, cameras are mostly integrated into the body, rather than clumsy 'plug-in' components.
The Lidar sensor is located on the roof and cleverly utilizes the space in the skylight area. The more robust exterior makes the roof more fluid and does not 'top' a large sensor as before, and the 'rotary bucket' It is therefore canceled.
Visible, 3.0 version of the test car and practical production car closer to the goal.
Ise Qingui, managing director and chief security officer at Toyota Motor Corporation, said: 'There are many advantages to autonomous driving and Toyota pays most attention to the role of autonomous driving in achieving a safe transportation society. Our research is not limited to vehicle systems, But also focusing on people and the traffic environment. We are going to achieve the ultimate goal of mobile society - zero casualties in traffic accidents and we are fully committed. "
To promote self-driving research and development, Toyota Motor Corporation established Toyota Research Institute in Silicon Valley, USA Toyota R & D headquarters will also begin production this spring to adapt flexibly to rapid market changes.
However, according to a recent report, according to a recent report released by industry research firm Navigant, Japanese auto makers have lagged behind the European and American automakers such as Ford, GM, Daimler and BMW in the field of automatic driving technology development, all of which are planned at 2021 before the launch of fully autonomous vehicles.
From this point of view, Toyota in less than a year to complete three consecutive autopilot platform iteration, but also seize the time to catch up with progress.As a Japanese car brand proprietor, Toyota's position in the field of automatic driving technology, the relationship To the future survival and development.
As for the Toyota 3.0 version of the autopilot platform, there are what 'black technology' appearance in four days will announce more technical details.