Drivers need to be especially
careful around pedestrians, and when their negligence causes a pedestrian to be hurt or killed, the driver should be held accountable.
In terms of the latter, Lexus is touting the new car as the first that's capable of detecting and
steering around a pedestrian if a collision is imminent, rather than simply performing an emergency stop.
Essentially, if a pedestrian is detected ahead of the car and a collision is calculated to be imminent, the system will automatically apply the brakes and steer the
car around the pedestrian while staying within the lane.
In a video showcased at the company's annual meeting, Company CTO Bob Zhang made an introduction from the inside of a self - driving vehicle prototype as it drove around the city,
navigating around pedestrians, static obstacles, and moving vehicles.
If the system determines that the LS will not stop in time for the pedestrian, and that there is safe space in the car's lane to
swerve around the pedestrian, it can do so at the last possible moment «in certain situations.»
They all navigate
safely around pedestrians, pets, and bicyclists, while buses and trains avoid cars and one another thanks in part to a vehicle - to - vehicle communications network.
It can help to quickly guide the car
around a pedestrian who has walked into the vehicle's path or even smoothly guide the car into the next lane after signaling for a lane change.
I
meandered around the pedestrian - only streets that make up a bulk of downtown, ducking occasionally into a one of the many stores there to warm up, then I headed to the water's edge to the Gothenburg Maritime Museum, a flotilla of anchored boats that claims the title of the world's largest floating ship museum (how many are there anyways?).
Hook up with Chepe Cletas for a bike tour of the city,
walk around the pedestrian street in the central area, pop into the market and eat at one of the vendors, check out the theater, dip into the organic farmer's market, and have a fancy dinner on Calle 33.
Is it possible for motorists to learn to behave more
sanely around pedestrians, or is the car itself causing the problem and we can't expect things to get much better?
Lexus remains ahead of the curve with safety tech that actively
steers around pedestrians, along with standard blind spot and lane keep assist systems.
Besides the software, the researchers have developed a mechanism in the accelerator, which, if risk arises, can lock it; and a system that prevents the driver from spinning the wheel towards the
area around the pedestrian.
Safety features will include pedestrian detection with active steering (a system that will automatically attempt to steer and brake the
car around pedestrians to avoid collisions) and Lexus» Safety System +, in addition to a standard suite of airbags.
Even a trip to the local coffee shop to pick up lattes for the gang feels more like a waltz, beautifully choreographed in long takes as Baby weaves in and
around pedestrians.
LOS ANGELES, California — Toyota is expanding its suite of active safety features for certain models by mid-2018, and an enhanced Lexus Safety System launching in February as an option package on the new LS will steer
itself around pedestrians in certain situations.
It virtually drives itself, steers
around pedestrians, and stops when the car ahead comes to a halt.
It will stop if an oncoming car turns left or right across your path, it will steer
around pedestrians.