Mexican Media Brands
Second-Generation Acura Self-Driving Car Gets Improved Sensors
Honda Motor Co.’s Acura luxury unit has updated its prototype self-driving vehicle with new software and hardware systems that enable more complex testing.
#Acura
Share
Honda Motor Co.’s Acura luxury unit has updated its prototype self-driving vehicle with new software and hardware systems that enable more complex testing.
Based on the RLX Sport Hybrid SH-all-wheel-drive sedan, the second-generation model features a new array of cameras, radar and laser sensors. It also gets more powerful processors and graphic imaging technology to better manage autonomous driving algorithms.
Acura says the vehicle employs a "sensor fusion" strategy to improve reliability and accuracy by comparing data from the various sensors. Radar is used to pinpoint the position and velocity of nearby objects, while cameras identify their size and shape.
The roof-mounted sensors also are more compact and less conspicuous than those of the first prototype. And the design of the second-generation processing units has better heat management and more compact cables and circuitry.
Acura will test the RLX at the special designed GoMentum Station facility in Concord, Calif. It aims to introduce “highly automated” vehicles in the early 2020s.
RELATED CONTENT
-
Choosing the Right Fasteners for Automotive
PennEngineering makes hundreds of different fasteners for the automotive industry with standard and custom products as well as automated assembly solutions. Discover how they’re used and how to select the right one. (Sponsored Content)
-
GM Seeks to Avert U.S. Plant Shutdowns Linked to Supplier Bankruptcy
General Motors Co. says it hopes to claim equipment and inventory from a bankrupt interior trim supplier to avoid being forced to idle all 19 of its U.S. assembly plants.
-
Multiple Choices for Light, High-Performance Chassis
How carbon fiber is utilized is as different as the vehicles on which it is used. From full carbon tubs to partial panels to welded steel tube sandwich structures, the only limitation is imagination.
