Toyota testing smart cars

Toyota is testing smart cars that talk to each other and to the roads on the 700 MHz band “with the aim of reducing traffic accidents.” According to Toyota, “the site is equipped with a road-to-vehicle communications system consisting of a vehicle detection system, a pedestrian detection system, a course monitoring system, traffic signals and control devices.” Below is Toyota’s Intelligent Transport System, an 8.65-acre test site, or ‘Proving Ground,’ featuring 700 MHz band road-to-vehicle communications. Furthermore, Toyota announced two newly developed safety systems: an Intelligent Clearance Sonar and Drive-start Control, aimed at eliminating traffic casualties. A new “Pre-collision System” by Toyota includes collision avoidance assistance that is “effective in high-speed collisions” and “more than 90% of speed ranges in rear-end collisions.”