Toyota Research Institute (TRI) shows its 2.0 generation advanced safety research vehicle. The all-new test vehicle will be used to explore a full range of autonomous driving capabilities.

Toyota Research Institute (TRI) shows its 2.0 generation advanced safety research vehicle. The all-new test vehicle will be used to explore a full range of autonomous driving capabilities.

TRI has quickly updated its automated driving technology. The next iteration, dubbed Platform 2.1, is being shown for the first time on a closed-course.

Platform 2.1 expands TRI’s portfolio of suppliers, incorporating a new high-fidelity LIDAR system provided by Luminar.

On Platform 2.1, TRI created a second vehicle control cockpit on the front passenger side with a fully operational drive-by-wire steering wheel and pedals for acceleration and braking. This setup allows the research team to probe effective methods of transferring vehicle control between the human driver and the autonomous system in a range of challenging scenarios.

The Toyota Research Institute (TRI) is constructing a closed-course test facility to develop automated vehicle technology, transforming an approximately 60-acre site inside the oval at Michigan Technical Resource Park (MITRP) in Ottawa Lake.