TOKYO MOTOR SHOW: Mitsubishi reveals driverless car

Mitsubishi has revealed what it thinks is the future of self-driving cars.

Called
the Mitsubishi Emirai3 xAuto, the new concept is our latest glimpse of
how the Japanese car-maker is developing its own driverless tech.

Key
to the new new self-drive tech, which could become available as soon as
2020, is 3D mapping that harnesses vehicle-to-vehicle communication
using tech developed by Mitsubishi.

This means that as well as
using radars, lasers and cameras, the Mitsubishi concept knows what
manoeuvres other vehicles are about to make before you do.

Mitsubishi
also claims its next-gen millimetre-wave radar and cameras will provide
the much-needed breakthrough in detecting both moving and stationary
objects, at night, far further away than current systems.

The same system provides safer low visibility lane-changing.

Finally,
engineers have also developed a remote control feature for the
self-drive vehicle that could drive your remotely from parked to you.

The
other concept set to be revealed at the Japanese motor show is the
similarly named Emirai 3 xDas concept that features a camera that
focuses on the driver to detect a driver’s emotions and react
appropriately.

It’s not quite clear how the concept reacts, but
we’re guessing it probably attempts to calm you down when you’re angry
and blast out AC/DC just as you begin to nod off, maybe.

As well
as the camera, the driver also wears wearable devices. These devices
help the driver control the car using gestures like waving. The pads
also vibrate to warn of any potential dangers on the road ahead while
monitoring the heart rate to see how you’re coping.

If both the camera and wearable tech detects fatigue the car will suggest you take a break.

Featuring
a cabin dominated by fully customisable LCD displays, it employs an
innovative heads-up display that projects a 3D map that has arrows that
point towards potential danger. The same system also features traffic
live updates and potential hazard hotspots thanks to data-sharing with
other vehicles.