Acura's new auto**mous test car to lead to automated driving by 2020
 

Acura's new auto**mous test car to lead to automated driving by 2020
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Acura, **t one to be left out of the tech arms race, just doubled down on auto**my.

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Japanese luxury carmaker Acura unveiled its second-generation auto**mous development vehicle on Wednesday morning. The company chose the full-size RXL Sport Hybrid SH-AWD sedan*as its self-driving test bed.

Aside from being just downright nice, this car is distinctive because it shares a powertrain with the all-new 2017 NSX hybrid supercar.

Transforming the RLX from luxury sedan into auto**mous four-door, Acura has bolted up a new*radar, Lidar, camera and GPS sensors to the roof. These next-gen sensors are complemented by higher performance CPUs and GPUs, as well as improved cabling, heat management and circuitry. Read more...


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