Unmanned vehicles built on the basis of the flagship Lexus LS sedan are equipped with LIDAR laser rangefinders, a set of sensors and cameras, as well as a high-precision positioning system. At the same time, during the tests, which will last 13 months, operators will sit behind the wheel of the cars, ready to take control at any moment.
The latest version of the Lexus unmanned prototype, created on the platform of the LS model, was shown at the beginning of 2019 at the CES consumer electronics exhibition in Las Vegas. The car, named P4, demonstrated two technologies called Guardian and Chauffeur. The first mode is designed to "help a person drive a car, not replace him." It is assumed that we are talking about a set of auxiliary semi-automatic control systems.
The Chauffeur mode, on the contrary, implies fully automatic control without driver assistance. The equipment includes a LIDAR laser rangefinder with eight sensor heads, two additional cameras, as well as a set of new sensors.
