Toyota has started tests of vehicles of communication systems with each other and infrastructure. Tests run on the new landfill manufacturer in Japan, in the prefecture of Sitsuoka occupying an area of 3.5 hectares. On it informs edition of The Detroit Free Press.
According to representatives of Toyota, the new system will reduce the number of accidents that occur because the driver did not stop at a red light and did not notice the car in the blind spot or a pedestrian crossing the street. For information about what#39;s happening on the road cars will be able to communicate to each other, so that electronics will be able to pre-warn the driver of dangerous situations on a route.
At the moment the new Toyota system can warn the driver about pedestrians an audible signal and a corresponding image on the screen of the dashboard. At the crossroads of approaching vehicles that are not visible to the driver electronics will notify the arrow on the screen that displays the car#39;s direction. In the case of ignoring a red traffic light, for it reminds electronic female voice.
On public roads, communication systems test vehicles with each other Toyota will start in 2014.
Now working on similar systems of General Motors and Ford. In addition, many car manufacturers (BMW, Cadillac, Volkswagen, Volvo) autopilots are preparing for their machines.
