Toyota Motor Corp on Thursday unveiled its new Lexus and Mirai models in Japan, equipped with the company’s latest driver support, enabling safe driving and wireless software updates.
The automaker’s new Advanced Drive technology is a level 2 autonomous system that helps drivers with driving conditions such as: B. to keep the car in the lane, to keep the distance to other vehicles, to change the lane on expressways or other roads only for motor vehicles.
“This is really an important first step on our journey to software-first development,” said Toyota manager James Kuffner, who is also head of Toyota’s Woven Planet research unit, at an online briefing Thursday.
The Lexus LS luxury sedan will go on sale Thursday for 16.3 to 17.9 million yen, while the second-generation Mirai hydrogen fuel cell car will later go on sale April 12 for between 8.4 and 8.6 million yen .
The new models will also be equipped with an advanced parking assistance system that allows the driver to park safely.
