Sony Reveals The Vision-S Electric Car

This car is designed to flaunt the Japanese company’s expertise in a range of mobility technologies. It is a driverless electric concept…

Sony Reveals The Vision-S Electric Car
Image courtesy of Sony

This car is designed to flaunt the Japanese company’s expertise in a range of mobility technologies. It is a driverless electric concept sedan car, that was revealed during the Consumer Electronics Show of the year 2020.

Unveiled on 7 January 2020, the electronics giant created the Vision-S prototype vehicle as a way of showcasing its advanced electronics technologies that aim to contribute to safer and more reliable autonomous driving.

To support autonomous driving, the car uses a type of LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) called Solid State, that doesn’t require moving parts, to make digital 3D representations of real-life spaces. In order to offer comfort for the customer, the car comes with a panoramic screen spanning the dashboard and the company’s 360 Reality Audio, which provides an immersive audio experience via speakers built into each seat.

Vision-S Interior. Image courtesy of Sony

Other safety features include sensor fusion technology, meaning the data is derived from different sources, and Time-of-Flight (ToF) in-cabin sensors that can detect and recognize people and objects inside the car.

A total of 33 sensors are embedded into the car — 13 more than Tesla’s Models S and X which are used to detect and monitor the presence of people and objects both inside and outside the vehicle.

These include its imaging and sensing technologies, as well as on-board software regulated using Sony’s artificial intelligence, telecommunication and cloud technologies.

The features of this car are sure to go for, let's hope Sony starts the production of it. I personally can’t wait for this car to come to the market.

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