At CES 2022, Sony announced and exhibited an SUV-type prototype vehicle (VISION-S 02) as a new form factor. This vehicle uses the same EV/cloud platform as the prototype (VISION-S 01), which is being tested on public roads.
In order to further accelerate and make new proposals for the evolution of the mobility experience, Sony is aiming at establishing an operating company "Sony Mobility Inc." in the spring of 2022, through which we intend to explore entry into the EV market.
Sony Group Corporation and Vodafone Germany conducted a remote driving test using the VISION-S Prototype on a test course in Aldenhoven, Germany, to explore the possibility of a new mobile experience in the 5G environment.
Sony has started conducting VISION-S Prototype driving tests in Frankfurt, Germany to achieve high-quality road performance, which is essential to complete the vehicle's goal of offering deeply inspirational experience on wheels. Development will focus on leveraging the acceleration performance and quietness of electric vehicles. Sony will also pursue creation of a comfortable cabin space while ensuring stable driving at high speeds in various conditions.
In April 2021, the Sony Group Corporation and Vodafone Germany began VISION-S Prototype 5G driving tests on a test course in Aldenhoven, Germany.
Toward the realization of highly autonomous driving and the creation of new values for cabin space, Sony will conduct driving tests to verify the possibility of low-delay transmission of various sensor data acquired from the vehicle to the cloud, and real-time control from the cloud to the vehicle, and proceed verification and development for optimization of the communication environment even in vehicles running at high speed.
On January 11th at CES 2021, Sony announced VISION-S development activity has reached the next stage.
While continuing to advance vehicle development for safety and security, entertainment and adaptability, public road testing commenced in Austria in December 2020 for technical evaluation.
Towards mobility evolution, VISION-S has reached the next stage. Public road testing commenced in Austria with Sony and partners to evaluate safety and Sony technologies.
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The prototype vehicle is also currently under development for public road testing this fiscal year.
After CES 2020, the prototype model was transported from Las Vegas to the development center in Graz, Austria, where joint development efforts are under way together with partner companies such as Magna Steyr to prepare the prototype for test drives on public roads during FY2020.
On January 7 at CES 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada in the US, Sony announced its pursuit of safety, comfort, and entertainment in mobility with the new VISION-S. The first prototype vehicle of "VISION-S" was showcased at the Sony booth.
