Real Self Driving Cars Are Nearer

When the 2013 2013 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) opens its doors in Las Vegas, Nev, on January 8, there will be a few cars on display. And not just to show off entertainment systems. At least two carmakers will demonstrate self-driving cars: Toyota and Audi. Toyota teased its autonomous Lexus AASRV, a.k.a. Adavanced Active Safety Research Vehicle with a 5 second clip on YouTube.  It is a Lexus LS 600h, outfitted with gadgetry that looks like what Google has been driving around for a while. In a press advisory, Toyota promises the car, and insights into Toyota's "Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) research and development." I had a look at parts of Toyota's ITS two months ago at the tech center in Higashifuji, but there was no Lexus 600 with a big RADAR dome on top. Audi told the Wall Street Journal that it will be showing a car with autonomous vehicle capabilities at the Las Vegas show. Other carmakers are in advanced stages of autonomous vehicle research. Ford is known to be working on the technology. An autonomous Mercedes and an autonomous Volkswagen have been driving around Berlin for more than a year.  The technology appears to be exiting the Google phase and could be going mainstream soon. from The Truth About Cars http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com

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