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Toyota puts intelligent cars to the test
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November 13, 2012, Tuesday
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TOYOTA Motor Corp is testing car safety systems that allow vehicles to communicate with each other and with the roads they are on.
The cars at the Intelligent Transport System site near Mount Fuji receive information from sensors and transmitters installed on streets to minimize the risk of accidents in situations such as missing a red light, cars advancing from blind spots and pedestrians crossing the road. Cars can also transmit such information to each other.
The presence of a pedestrian triggers a beeping sound in the car and a picture of a person pops up on a screen in front of the driver. A picture of an arrow pops up to indicate an approaching car at an intersection. An electronic female voice says: "It's a red light," if the driver is about to ignore a red light.
The 3.5-hectare test site is in a corner of the automaker's technology center in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan.
Toyota officials say the smart-car technology it is developing will be tested on some Japanese roads in 2014 and similar tests are planned for the US.
Half of car accidents happen at intersections, Toyota said.
Toyota's Japanese rival, Nissan Motor Co, recently showed cars that could stop on their own, park themselves and avoid pedestrians.
Alberto Broggi, a University of Parma professor and expert on intelligent transportation systems, said the idea of the accident-free cars is "very hot," and probably within reach on some roads within several years.
The cars at the Intelligent Transport System site near Mount Fuji receive information from sensors and transmitters installed on streets to minimize the risk of accidents in situations such as missing a red light, cars advancing from blind spots and pedestrians crossing the road. Cars can also transmit such information to each other.
The presence of a pedestrian triggers a beeping sound in the car and a picture of a person pops up on a screen in front of the driver. A picture of an arrow pops up to indicate an approaching car at an intersection. An electronic female voice says: "It's a red light," if the driver is about to ignore a red light.
The 3.5-hectare test site is in a corner of the automaker's technology center in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan.
Toyota officials say the smart-car technology it is developing will be tested on some Japanese roads in 2014 and similar tests are planned for the US.
Half of car accidents happen at intersections, Toyota said.
Toyota's Japanese rival, Nissan Motor Co, recently showed cars that could stop on their own, park themselves and avoid pedestrians.
Alberto Broggi, a University of Parma professor and expert on intelligent transportation systems, said the idea of the accident-free cars is "very hot," and probably within reach on some roads within several years.
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