Lexus says its new luxury barge will drive itself by 2020

The Verge ^ | October 25, 2017 | Andrew J. Hawkins

[2ndDivisionVet]

Lexus is the latest automaker to leap into the fray of highly automated driving, announcing that its “Highway Teammate” advanced driver assist system (ADAS) will be available in 2020. The system, which offers “automated driving from entrance ramp to exit ramp on motor-vehicle-only roadways,” is featured as part of the sleek, glowing LS+ concept that Lexus is showing off at the Tokyo auto show this week.

Highway Teammate will “enable automated merging, lane changes and diverging, as well as keep a vehicle in its lane and maintain vehicle-to-vehicle distance,” the Toyota-owned brand states. But as far as the types of sensors and cameras that it will be using to power its system, Lexus won’t say....

[Albion Wilde]

Gads -- who designed that? Disney Studios?

[SamAdams76]

Everybody makes fun of the future until it happens and becomes cool.

[central_va]

Everybody makes fun of the future until it happens and becomes cool everyone goes broke trying to keep up.

[dfwgator]

I’ll just keep driving my 2003 Honda Accord, thank you very much.

[Vision]

To Hell with self driving cars.

[wally_bert]

I’ll keep my 16 Tacoma and broken down Jeep and Blazer collection.

[CIB-173RDABN]

I thought that was what CRUISE CONTROL was. Set and take a nap /s

[wally_bert]

These designers should re-watch the Knight Rider series.

KITT was compromised more than a few times.

[littleharbour]

I detest the mega-grille Lexus has been using since the 2016 model year.

[FreedomPoster]

We are living in the future
I’ll tell you how I know
I read it in the paper
Fifteen years ago
We’re all driving rocket ships
And talking with our minds
And wearing turquoise jewelry
And standing in soup lines
We are standing in soup lines

https://youtu.be/2ftvh9eWkAc

[Larry Lucido]

Can’t wait to see the self-driving Wagon Queen Family Truckster.

[Vision]

How about carmakers make a good car? Quality, value, cut the crap. They raise prices astronomically to add nonsense problematic features like TWO mufflers on a sedan, 50 leds (which are hard on other drivers vision) for brake lights instead of one bulb, seatbelt alarms if they’re not connected, blind spot alarms (you really want to train people to not physically check a blind spot?), touch control...

[wally_bert]

It doesn’t do much for me either.

[wally_bert]

Maybe a new generation basic car/truck that’s built well and not heavy on useless features would do a lot for the average person.

Essentially a modern era Model T.

[wally_bert]

Nobody will know how to fuel up that version either.

[oh8eleven]

I detest the mega-grille Lexus has been using since the 2016 model year.
Agree 100%.

[Raycpa]

Bring back window cranks and hand signals.

[bigdaddy45]

Hell, let’s just go back to the horse while you’re at it.

[Raycpa]

Or a good pair of sandals.