Jul 25 (Nikkei) - Toyota Motor aims to introduce autonomous vehicle technology that can handle complex city driving in the first half of the next decade to keep up with competition while ensuring safety.
Before rolling out such vehicles, the leading Japanese automaker plans to release vehicles with more limited autonomous capabilities, such as the ability to drive on highways and change lanes, around 2020. Such vehicles likely will include Lexus-brand products and the next model of the Mirai fuel cell vehicle. The degree of autonomous driving offered by the vehicles is classified as Level 3 on an international 5-point scale.
