When all the auto majors of the world are working on the automated car technology, how can the globe’s top car maker stay behind? The automated or driverless cars have been the dream project of the leading car majors of the globe from time infinity. A car that can drive itself on the busy roads giving ultimate relaxation to the owners from the stress of driving has been a fantasy of the automotive world. The autonomous driving technology has gained momentum recently as well.
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Needless to say, Toyota Motor which is the world’s largest selling car maker has also joined the automated vehicle bandwagon. Toyota is always very keen on anything that is considered farfetched, innovative and even off-beat, and thus the automated driving technology has been on its cards. However, Toyota being a more environmental friendly automaker went against this technology recently as it thinks that this technology will eventually accounts for more long distance travel and involve greater fuel consumption.
Nevertheless, given to peer-pressure Toyota is said to be planning to get the automated driving to the roads by mid-decade. The Japanese auto giant has showcased its advanced automated vehicle technologies at the 4th annual Toyota Advanced Safety Seminar held in Michigan. The displayed technologies included environment-mapping systems from Toyota which can effectively track objects on the road be it day or night, 3D information displays which transforms the abilities to offer road information to the driver, and an advanced driving support system which will be offered to U.S customers in near future. Toyota being a safety specialist also focused more on the safety features of its automated cars and showed how the advanced autonomous vehicles that can safely drive even at high speeds as well as in severe weather conditions.
The Chief Safety Technology Officer Secretary for Toyota Motor Corporation, Seigo Kuzumaki while speaking on the automated technology said that the company has a vision of a world free of traffic fatalities, and these advanced automated vehicle technologies have the potential to revolutionize the future automotive safety. Toyota is committed to offer advanced safety systems to the masses as soon as possible and will also make these technologies accessible to a wide range of drivers as well.
Toyota also unveiled its Automated Highway Driving Assist (AHDA) system in Japan last year, which is designed to work together with the driver behind the steering wheel to drive the car safely. This technology’s latest version has been programmed based on the real life traffic conditions in the US and can operate at the speeds of up to 70mph. The AHDA system combines three core technologies of Dynamic Radar Cruise Control, Lane Trace Control and Predictive & Interactive Human Machine Interface.
These three technologies combine together to help the drivers maintain speed limits and drive more comfortably and safely. It also assists the drivers to effortlessly and safely detect an appropriate path within the lane with the help of the signals from a front camera and radar. The technology also offers smooth transitions from automated to manual driving modes.
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