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ArticleLexus to debut digital side-view mirrors on new ES model
Cameras replacing traditional side-view mirrors transmit images to small monitors inside the Lexus ES (Photo: Lexus)Lexus said it will introduce digital side-view mirrors on its new ES sedan in Japan next month.The Toyota Group's premium brand will install small exterior cameras on the front doors of the vehicle. These ...
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ArticleUS Toyota, Lexus models will have DSRC connectivity from 2021
Car-to-car communication is designed to prevent traffic accidents (Illustration: Infineon)Toyota and Lexus will use Dedicated Short-Range Communications (DSRC) systems to connect cars in the US, starting with the 2021 model year.The goal is to adopt the car-to-car communication protocol across most of the brands' models by the mid-2020s.Toyota said ...
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ArticleLexus introduces in-car hotspot
Lexus is rolling out its hotspot across its product range (Photo: Lexus)Lexus is offering high-speed wifi connectivity inside its new IS sedan in a sign that all premium car makers want to be competitive in the connectivity arena.The luxury brand, which is part of the Toyota Group, said its ...
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ArticleCES - Las Vegas
Lexus showed a connected research vehicle at the 2013 CES (Photo: Arjen Bongard)The 2014 Las Vegas CES will, as usual, be the first major consumer electronics event of the new year, starting with a press day January 6 and running through January 10, 2014.The annual gathering, the largest of ...
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ArticleBosch sees gradual progression to autonomous driving
As driver-assistance technologies become more sophisticated, they will one day drive the car, Bosch says (Photo: Bosch)Increasingly sophisticated driver-assistance technologies will gradually make autonomous driving a reality, according to Robert Bosch."Fully autonomous driving will come about one step at a time," said Gerhard Steiger, president of the Chassis Systems ...
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ArticleCES: Lexus research vehicle has next-gen driver assistance
Lexus has equipped the research vehicle with a broad array of sensors (Photo: Arjen Bongard)LAS VEGAS -- A research vehicle based on the Lexus LS showed the direction safety technologies are likely to take in coming years, Toyota said.The Japanese carmaker showed a vehicle that is equipped with a ...
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ArticleParis auto show: Lexus to forego voice control, touchscreen in new basic infotainment
The Lexus LFCC concept unveiled in Paris has a futuristic interior (Photo: Lexus)PARIS - Lexus will forego voice control and touchscreen technology in the new basic version of its in-car infotainment system, a senior European official said Friday.In an interview with automotiveIT at the auto show here, Leonardo Carluccio, ...
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ArticleTomTom signs deals with PSA, Lexus
TomTom has signed agreements with PSA/Peugeot-Citroen and Lexus to offer its navigation solutions in selected models of the two carmakers.The Netherlands-based navigation specialist said buyers of Peugeot and Citroen models will have the option to include a TomTom system in their cars from 2015.The PSA agreement shows the market demand ...
