WATCH - We could only hope to be this good - the self-drifting Supra is an impressive feat of engineering...
that can drift around obstacles, which is said to be a world first. It uses something called Nonlinear Model Predictive Control to extend a car's autonomous ability beyond the limit of grip. A long way beyond.
There's no doubting the evidence in the video from Thunderhill Raceway, as the Supra yanks its own handbrake, maintains the initial drift, nails the transitions, and straightens up without drama - and without driver input. Perhaps it's at a slightly slower speed than we've come to expect from pro drifting, but that's probably a comment rooted in jealousy more than anything else.
Why do it? Here's where it gets a bit odd as, aside from merely showing off, Toyota believes this has safety-related applications in the real world. Yes, honest - it reckons what's been created here could help reduce the 1.35m car crash fatalities seen every year across the globe. And not just rack up the YouTube hits.
One of TRI's Research Scientists, Jonathan Goh, goes even further:"When faced with wet or slippery roads, professional drivers may choose to 'drift' the car through a turn, but most of us are not professional drivers... That's why TRI is programming vehicles that can identify obstacles and autonomously drift around obstacles on a closed track." Which is the first time we've heard slithering about in the rain construed as a safety measure, but here we are.
We're still not entirely sure how autonomous drifting helps avoid accidents, because that only seems to happen in movies. But Toyota is convinced this has a purpose beyond being cool, and they know more than us. In its aim to 'push the limits of vehicle safety technology' to make humans even more capable on the road, the manufacturer will continue with this sort of thing - and clearly the electronics here are far beyond anything previously seen.
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