Toyota City, Japan, October 11, 2013 — Toyota Motor Corporation announces
that it has developed a next-generation advanced driving support system,
Automated Highway Driving Assist (AHDA), which uses automated driving
technologies to support safer highway driving.
AHDA links two automated
driving technologies to support safer driving and reduce driver workload:
Cooperative-adaptive Cruise Control, which wirelessly communicates with
preceding vehicles to maintain a safe distance; and Lane Trace Control, which
aids steering to keep the vehicle on an optimal driving line within the
lane.
Toyota recognizes the importance of the driver being in ultimate
control of a vehicle and is therefore aiming to introduce AHDA and other
advanced driving support systems wherethe driver maintains control and the
fun-to-drive aspect of controlling a vehicle is not compromised. Toyota plans to
market the newly developed AHDA in the mid-2010s and other driving support
systems as soon as possible to provide safe and secure means of
transportation.
Ahead of trials on the Shuto Expressway near the Tokyo
metropolitan area starting October 15, Toyota will exhibit AHDA at the 20th
Intelligent Transport Systems World Congress Tokyo 2013, an international
conference for intelligent transport systems (ITS), to be held from October 14
to 18.
In addition, to enable prompt market introduction of
next-generation driving support systems, Toyota will make use of the
cutting-edge component technologies and know-how acquired through automated
driving research conducted with the advanced active safety research vehicle
unveiled at the 2013 International CES in Nevada, United States in January this
year.
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