Toyota unveils its first self-driving car

The Toyota Research Institute (TRI) debuted the company's first autonomous vehicle this week at the company's Prius Challenge. Chauffeur is an always-on fully autonomous system developed for Level 4 self-driving, where the car is restricted to certain areas, and Level 5, which would operate anywhere. Source: Toyota via The Verge | Image: Toyota The car is part of a billion-dollar investment Toyota funneled into TRI in 2015, which is focused on AI technologies for cars and robot assistants in the home. Toyota believes Guardian will likely be deployed faster and more widely than Chauffeur.


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Toyota reveals 2nd gen self-driving Lexus to learn Guardian and Chauffer skills

A the Prius Challenge, Toyota revealed it latest second generation self-driving tech in the Lexus LS 600hL. Its technology stack will be used to develop both of the Toyota Research Institute's (TRI) core research platforms Chauffeur and Guardian systems. The second generation of its advanced safety research vehicle is built on a c Lexus LS 600hL, that has a drive-by-wire interface. The Prius Challenge, today in Sonoma, California allows entrepreneurs, technologists and Silicon Valley automotive enthusiasts to work with the Toyota Research Institute while having some fun at the Sonoma Raceway. "The smart TRI Lexus LS 600hl is designed to get smarter over time, learning driver habits/abilities and shared intelligence from other cars as data gathering, sharing and connectivity technologies advance.

Toyota reveals 2nd gen self-driving Lexus to learn Guardian and Chauffer skills

Here comes Toyota Research Institute's first self-driving car
Here comes Toyota Research Institute's first self-driving carThe Toyota Research Institute (TRI) unveiled its first autonomous car at the company's Prius Challenge event in Sonoma California this week. Chauffeur is an unrestricted Level 5 autonomy and a Level 4 self-driving research, where the car is restricted to geo-fenced operation. "Basically, it is a smart vehicle designed to get smarter over time," said Gill Pratt, CEO of Toyota Research Institute. The technology of this vehicle will be used as a base for both of TRI's self-driving research paths: Guardian and Chauffeur systems. The car is built on a current generation Lexus LS 600hL test vehicle, which is equipped with radar, LIDAR, as well as camera array that can enable self-driving without depending on high-definition maps too heavily.


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