Most likely you've already seen the movie Iron Man, where the millionaire Tony Stark wears a suit with the Jarvis program that helps him in various tasks. Well, the idea of Toyota for autonomous driving it is similar to the Jarvis in Marvel's superhero suit, with the Japanese brand's system focusing on helping the driver rather than replacing him.
Toyota's vision for autonomous driving is divided into two systems: o Guardian it's the chauffeur . The Guardian works like a advanced driving aid system that monitors everything that goes on around the car, being able to intervene and even control the car in case of imminent danger.
The Chauffeur is an autonomous driving system capable of level 4 or even level 5 autonomy. The news is that Toyota is equipping the Guardian system with the same hardware, software and artificial intelligence as the most advanced Chauffeur.
Toyota wants the driver to control
However, despite the Chauffeur system being able to drive the car autonomously, the Toyota wants the driver to accelerate, brake and turn . Therefore, he intends to equip the Guardian with the capabilities of the Chauffeur to allow, if necessary, the car to drive autonomously but without the driver losing control, the system serving only as an aid to the driver.
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Of the two systems the Guardian is the one that faster can reach production vehicles . The system's capabilities are clearly evident in the demo video, where the Guardian detects that the driver has fallen asleep at the wheel and take control of the car . When the driver wakes up, he is informed that to regain control, just press the brake.