Toyota to Offer Rides in SAE Level-4 Automated Vehicles on Public Roads in Japan Next Summer
2019年10月24日 - 02:30PM
JCN Newswire (英)
Toyota Research Institute (TRI) announced today that its
Platform 4 (P4) automated driving test vehicle will be available
for public demonstration rides next summer in Tokyo. Offered from
July to September 2020, the P4 will demonstrate Toyota's
"Chauffeur" SAE Level-4 capabilities in a specific "mobility as a
service" (MaaS) driving environment.
The P4 experience will take place in Tokyo's Odaiba district, a
busy and often congested waterfront subcenter. Odaiba's complex
environment of pedestrians, vehicle traffic, diverse road
infrastructure, and tall glass buildings provide a challenging
setting in which to demonstrate the capabilities of Toyota's
automated driving technology. The public will be invited to
register for the experience, and individuals will be selected to
participate. In accordance with Japanese law, a Safety Driver will
be present during the experience.
"By challenging ourselves to successfully operate autonomously in
Odaiba, we have set a high bar that requires us to rapidly expand
the capabilities of our technology in a short amount of time," said
TRI CEO Gill Pratt. "To accomplish that, we are working closely
with the Advanced R&D Division of Toyota Motor Corporation and
Toyota Research Institute-Advanced Development (TRI-AD) based in
Tokyo, who is responsible for bringing the P4's automated driving
software to the public."
TRI has been testing the P4 in the United States at its Ottawa
Lake, Mich. closed-course test facility. There, TRI replicated
Odaiba's most challenging infrastructure characteristics and
driving scenarios for which the P4 will have to navigate
autonomously. Further testing of P4 software is being conducted on
public roads in Odaiba and around TRI's Ann Arbor, Mich. and Los
Altos, Calif. research offices.
Introduced at CES 2019, the P4 test vehicle is based on the
fifth-generation Lexus LS sedan. It is being used in TRI's research
and development of both "Toyota GuardianTM" active safety and
"Chauffeur" automated driving applications.
About Toyota Research Institute
Toyota Research Institute (TRI) is led by Dr. Gill Pratt. The
company, established in 2015, aims to strengthen Toyota's research
structure and develop active vehicle safety and automated driving
technologies, robotics, and other human amplification technology.
Our researchers are using artificial intelligence to benefit
society and improve the human condition by creating a future where
everyone has the freedom to move, engage, and explore. TRI is based
in the United States, with offices in Los Altos, Calif., Cambridge,
Mass., and Ann Arbor, Mich. For more information about TRI, please
visit http://tri.global.
About Toyota Research Institute-Advanced Development, Inc.
Toyota Research Institute-Advanced Development, Inc. (TRI-AD)
focusses on the advanced development of software for automated
driving efforts. Its mission is to build the world's safest
automated driving car, as well as strengthening coordination with
the research results of Toyota Research Institute (TRI) and
research and advanced development within the Toyota Group.
Activities include developing automated driving software,
leveraging data-handling capabilities and creating a straight line
from research to commercialization. See more at
www.tri-ad.global.
About Toyota Motor Corporation
Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) is the global mobility company that
introduced the Prius hybrid-electric car in 1997 and the first
mass-produced fuel cell sedan, Mirai, in 2014. Headquartered in
Toyota City, Japan, Toyota has been making cars since 1937. Today,
Toyota proudly employs 370,000 employees in communities around the
world. Together, they build around 10 million vehicles per year in
29 countries, from mainstream cars and premium vehicles to
mini-vehicles and commercial trucks, and sell them in more than 170
countries under the brands Toyota, Lexus, Daihatsu and Hino. For
more information, please visit www.toyota-global.com.
Source: Toyota Motor Corporation
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