Toyota previously announced that it would be investing some US$50 million (RM216 million) into researching semi-autonomous driving tech. Japanese automaker Toyota is now giving us a small glimpse of its progress. The tech is called Highway Teammate.
In the video previewed, the test car isn’t exactly a Toyota but a pre-facelift Lexus GS, moving along in live traffic. Fitted with sensory equipment such as a “millimetre wave radar,” a light detection and ranging sensor (LIDAR) and a camera placed atop the front mid section of the roof.
The graphics in the video indicate that it can sense its surroundings alongside road markings, detection of vehicles in the front, sides and blindspot areas.
All of this helps the self-driving GS to brake, accelerate, intersect traffic as well as plan forward before it passes slower traffic. Interesting to note that the 12.3-inch electronic multi-vision screen displays the exact pattern of the road ahead and the direction the vehicle is going to cut into.
As stated previously by Toyota, their version of this self-driving tech is not entirely autonomous. According to the company it will instead still require the driver’s attention and perhaps input, for that matter.
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No need tech oso UMW toyotas will self-drive you, straight to holland that is.
This technology should never reach Malaysia if UMW still giving kosong safety cars.
Well…Infiniti Q50 premium GT has all this ..in Malaysia…
Toyota call this Semi-autonomous.
Infiniti Nissan Call this autonomous?
Wow, autonomous driving never been perfect, so bold to call it autonomous.
No thanks, this technology will be used to oppress the people even more.
Moving coffin technology, hahaha
Wow! a lot of investment and long term plan!
Where did the money comes from?
Sure going to have a lot of “trial and error’.
I prefer Honda or Mazda which offer cheaper price with more high quality product rather than Toyota / Lexus.
meanwhile in malaysia…
ppl making noise when the car has no push-start button, no turbo, smallish 14 inch wheels.. later turned out those are college students studying automotive course.
Proof?
drivers in malaysia will love this tech. Now they can talk, wasap, fb, texting comfortably while driving. :)