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Briefing
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- Risk Detection System – Toyota testing “Guardian” system, which detects when human driver is about to make driving mistake, in U.S.
- How It Works – Cameras inside car monitors driver’s head movements and gaze, and works with external radar and sensors that sense car’s surroundings to track if driver has overlooked potentially dangerous situation
- Future Plan – Includes adding software capability to take control of car when facing hazards
- Precedes Arrival of Driverless Cars – Could arrive earlier than fully autonomous vehicles, as latter may take years before commercialization while Guardian system can already be integrated into existing cars
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Accelerator
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Sector
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Transportation and Logistics
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Organization
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Toyota Motor Corp.
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Source
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Original Publication Date
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March 7, 2017
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