福特将在消费电子展上发布其下一代Fusion混动自动驾驶原型车。该车采用新的电脑硬件增加芯片处理能力，而传感器经过改进，被设置在新的位置。新的LiDAR传感器据说造型更流畅，经过升级后探测范围更广，两个传感器探测范围能达到以前四个传感器的范围。在福特利用改款Fusion轿车进行测试三年后，这辆改款原型车终于要亮相了。该车配备的电子控制系统更接近于量产形式，这表明该项目已经弥合了昂贵的测试车与展示车之间的鸿沟。福特年初宣布，计划到2021年向市场推出全自动车型，不过该车仅限于提供专车服务。Fusion在拉斯维加斯消费电子展亮相后还将在北美车展发布。

 

Ford to show next-gen Fusion Hybrid autonomous prototype at CES

Ford has previewed its next-generation Fusion Hybrid autonomous development prototype, scheduled to make its public debut at CES.

 

The updated vehicle boasts new computer hardware to increase processing power, while sensors have been revised and placed in new positions. New LiDAR sensors are said to be sleeker than the previous modules, with an improved field of vision that enables two sensors to gather as much data as four modules in the first-generation development platform.

 

The revamped prototype arrives three years after Ford first launched its test program with a fleet of modified Fusion sedans. Electrical controls are now closer to production form, suggesting the project is beginning to bridge the gap between expensive testbed and a showroom model.

 

Ford earlier this year announced plans to bring a fully autonomous vehicle to market by 2021, but it will first be limited to ride-hailing services.

 

After the new autonomous Fusion is introduced in Las Vegas it will head to the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.