Toyota's Advanced Automated Vehicle Technology

Toyota brings exciting news to the forefront with the conception of its advanced automated vehicle technology. A state-of-the-art system designed to enhance driving safety, not only for drivers and their passengers, but for all those on the road around them. This system that Toyota is unveiling will anticipate driver actions, behavior, and monitor road conditions around and beyond the vehicle. It will supply in real-time driving conditions that often fall into the gray areas and alert the driver as to what course should be followed. It’s exciting, it’s cutting-edge, and it will save lives!

Toyota’s advanced automated vehicle technology is a wave of the future. As they bring this advanced automated vehicle technology to U.S. roads it will change the way people drive. It will give drivers an edge on safety; a heads up to correct a potential issue before it becomes an actual crisis. It will bring compensation behind the wheel, because every driver becomes distracted at one time or another. It will bring the driver and vehicle into synchronization.

So let’s explore exactly what this system is and how it works. The Automated Highway Driving Assist (AHDA), as it has been dubbed contains three components that are designed to work in sync with one another to create optimum driving conditions for each Toyota motorist. Working hand in hand with the driver these components form a virtual driving team to boost the safety quotation each time the vehicle is operated.

Subsequently, the equation becomes driver + the DRCC + LTC + HMI=safe arrival. Now let’s get to know these essential elements of the team:

Dynamic Radar Cruise Control (DRCC)

Set in the front grill of the vehicle the production prototype radar senor is the first line of defense and its operation is quite simple. As in the past, the driver just has to push the cruise control button and it is engaged. Unlike its predecessor this cruise control utilizes 77GHz millimeter wave radar to detect distances between the vehicle and the one ahead as well as maintain speed settings more effectively. It can operate with speeds up to 70mph.

Lane Trace Control (LTC)

Once again the 77GHz millimeter wave radar is employed in conjunction with a forward looking camera. They work in unison to determine perfect vehicle positioning, then assists with the vehicle in maintaining its lane locale via computerized modification of the vehicle’s steering angle. The camera provides an advancing view of lane markings ahead; while the radar detects and measures the lane’s parallel markings. This data is then analyzed by the system and aids in keeping the vehicle just where it belongs within the given space.

Together these two components create a driving environment that offers elevated levels of safety as they predict potential challenges and warn the driver to prepare to take appropriate action to avoid any impending harm. Now let’s go forward to bring the driver into the vanguard of this equation.

Predictive & Interactive HMI (HMI)

This component of the team puts the driver well into the spotlight. It monitors the driver’s attentiveness and the position of his/her hands. An infrared camera monitors the driver’s eyes and the angles of his/her face, thus determining where this driver is looking. Touch sensors located in the steering wheel alert the system as to where the driver’s hands are (or are not). If extended periods of distraction are detected the system will signal the driver to refocus their attentions to the job at hand, driving. It will also help in the transitioning process from the system’s control of the vehicle to the driver’s control.

Toyota’s Advanced Automated Vehicle Technology it’s almost like having a car that drives itself. This avant-garde technology stands to revolutionize the driving process for motorists around the country.