Sony revealed a driverless, electric concept sedan at this year's Consumer Electronics Show, designed to flaunt the Japanese company's expertise in a range of mobility technologies.
Unveiled on 7 January 2020, the electronics giant created the Vision-S prototype vehicle as a way of showcasing its advanced electronics technologies that aim to contribute to "safer and more reliable autonomous driving".
A total of 33 sensors are embedded into the car ? 13 more than Tesla's Models S and X ? which are used to detect and monitor the presence of people and objects both inside and outside the vehicle.
These include its imaging and sensing technologies, as well as on-board software regulated using Sony's artificial intelligence, telecommunication and cloud technologies.
"It's not an exaggeration to say that mobile has been the mega-trend of the last decade. I believe the next mega-trend will be mobility," said Sony CEO Kenichiro Yoshida as he revealed the concept vehicle.
Sony described the electric car as the first prototype to result from its new "initiative", called Vision-S, which will be used to display its developments in the area of mobility.
The prototype sedan was presented alongside other technologies being developed by Sony in its booth at this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, which is taking place from 7 to 10 January.

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