Lexus is working on developing solutions, that will minimize the number of road accidents.
Lexus became the first manufacturer, which, together with the government of the Australian state of Queensland has begun work on technology for communication between the road infrastructure and vehicles in order to reduce the number of accidents. Work will also include a flow control motor, that is designed to reduce traffic congestion, This in turn reduces fuel consumption and hence exhaust emissions.
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Lexus и connected cars
experts predict, what to 2021 year will be almost on the road 400 million vehicles, permanently connected to the Internet, – так называемых “connected cars”. На дорогах Австралии в ближайшее время мы увидим специально подготовленную тестовую модель – Lexus RX 450h F Sport.
Luxury SUV will be equipped with systems, which will enable the vehicles to communicate with each other, as well as the road infrastructure. Для этой цели будет использована мобильная сеть 4G. Испытания продлятся два года.
ahead of the facts
Research on Intelligent Transport Systems will include, among other things,, system:
- warning about the dangers on the road and accidents:
- early warning, avoiding collisions with other road users, eg, pedestrians, bikers or cyclists.
Lexus Australia General Director, Scott Thompson, He noted, that this project will be to process the data, that, in the end, improve road safety in Australia.
„Наша местная команда инженеров работает в тесном сотрудничестве с правительством штата Квинсленд. Ее задачей является, in particular, evaluation of intelligent transport systems, while interacting with drivers. Our vehicles will interact with the infrastructure and with each other, and the data will be recorded and accumulated for further analysis ", – заявил Скотт Томпсон, CEO of Lexus Australia.
What the future will bring?
In the case of successful tests the company will start producing Lexus Safety System, that in the moment of danger will not only alert the driver, but also the brake (for example, when the front tipped biker, or the pedestrian hit the alarm button on the pedestrian crossing).
Powerful SUV Lexus
Taking part in the test car Lexus RX 450h F Sport, features, in particular, system:
- of unintentional lane change warning;
- recognition of road signs;
- pedestrian recognition, cyclists and bikers.
Experimental SUV Lexus received hybrid 3.5-liter V6. It is reported that the car is driven at all 4 wheel.