Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Lexus Driver Simulator

Your brain is the most sophisticated computer operating in every Lexus vehicle.  That’s why Lexus engineers have recently built a huge driver simulator instillation to better understand car/driver reactions and  relationships. 

 

What's the most advanced computer in a modern car? The ECU controlling your car's fuelling, ignition, throttle and more? Or perhaps it's the in-car infotainment systems with satellite navigation and downloadable apps?


None of the above, says Lexus. The most advanced computer in the modern car is you, the driver.
You're the computer Lexus knows least about, but also the one that can process more information than any other and with more ultimate safety outcome than any of the other in-car systems.


That's why Lexus has built a hugely expensive and, well, just huge driving simulator, to monitor the behavior of drivers behind the wheel.

By studying drivers Lexus hopes to understand how they can tailor in-car systems to best work with the occasionally flawed organisms that control them...

 

Check out the entire article and some thrilling footage at allcartech.com

 

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