Lexus announced that they would exhibit latest automatic driving examination vehicle “TRI-P4” based on “Lexus LS500h” to trade fair CES (consumer electronics show) held by the U.S. Las Vegas on Sunday, January 6.
“TRI-P4” is a test vehicle of two automatic operating system “Guardian (advanced safe driving support system)” that Lexus promotes and “Chauffeur (automatic operating system)”. The guardian supports driving when in the technology of the driving support to which the person is required to drive, there is a possibility of the collision and protects the crew. The other chauffeur is an automatic driving technology that corresponds to level 4 and level 5 of an automatic driving to which the person is not required to drive. “TRI-P4” is scheduled to be going to be turned on from this spring as a test vehicle of these two automatic driving technologies.
Latest generation’s chassis and steering wheel control technology are installed in “TRI-P4” by assuming superlative degree salon “LS” of Lexus that improved all aspects in 2018 to be a base. The more reaction has achieved a smooth automatic driving in this system early compared with the past one.
Moreover, the image sensor designed respectively for an automatic driving is installed forward and behind besides two cameras are added to both sides of the vehicle in TRI-P4, and the recognition performance in the direction of the side has been improved. Additionally, the recognition performance’s having improved as the radar system is improved, and view in the short distance is improved becomes a big feature.
The computer box that functions as a brain of an automatic driving can be installed in parallel behind a rear seat, and all the trunks paces be used as space for luggage. It is possible to look the design around here that stares at practical use.
As for Lexus, it confers on the press in the CES hall on Monday, the seventh, and CEO Gil Platt plans to do presentation about progress the automatic driving technology.
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