Pure-electric Sony Vision S begins road testing programme
Fine tuning of Sony Vision S’s handling and autonomous technology in a new European development programme
Sony has completed the first working Vision S prototype and is currently pushing the EV through a public road testing programme in Austria, to test the limits of its autonomous technology and safety equipment.
Staying true to form, the announcement was made just in time for this year’s Consumer Electronics Show – even though this year’s event was moved online due to coronavirus restrictions. Sony first unveiled the Vision S at CES 2020 as a concept, with the aim of showcasing its next-generation infotainment technology and pure-electric platform.
Speaking about the Vision S’s tech, Sony CEO Kenichiro Yoshida has said that the car’s systems can “process information from the surrounding environment in real time” using an arsenal of 40 cameras and sensors – with the ultimate aim of providing level 4 autonomous driving capability.
For now, Sony says the Vision S can manage a high accuracy version of level 2 autonomy, which means it can park itself and assume control of acceleration, braking and steering, but the driver must still pay attention and can take over full control at any time. The car’s autonomous capability will be steadily improved in the coming years through a series of software updates.
The Vision S’s front sensors can monitor the road ahead at a distance of 300 metres, while the car’s rear sensors constantly scan up to 150 metres behind the vehicle. The saloon’s front and rear bumpers also get a LiDAR system, which Sony says can deliver “early and accurate object recognition,” even in low visibility conditions such as heavy fog.
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