Top car maker Toyota recently unveiled a prototype plug-in混合动力汽车, the NS4, which comes with a host of high-tech safety features. The mid-sized NS4 plug-in hybrid concept car, which could be on sale within 3 years, features longer-range when running on electric power and a touch-screen dashboard with automatic safety controls.
丰田总裁兼首席运营官吉姆·伦茨（Jim Lentz）表示：“在这个数字时代，汽车正成为我们电子连接的又一次讲话。
"NS4 demonstrates Toyota's take on the human connection to the car with technology that considers both emotional and rational relationships, person-to-car and car-to-society."
The NS4's Hybrid Synergy Drive plug-in system featuresimproved overall fuel economy，更好的加速度，较小，较轻的组件尺寸和短时间充电时间。
The car's styling is based on the aerodynamics of a modified triangle and has a low height and a cabin that tilts forwards. It features an open trapezoid grille, floating lower spoiler and wing-like daytime running lights all the way to its sculpted fender. The rear lamp wings create a strong edge and the effect of a rear spoiler.
丰田NS4插件混合动力概念内饰；图片来源：©Toyota Motor Sales，U.S.A.，Inc。
薄的A柱提高了驾驶员的可见性，但很强大，可以帮助保护事故。NS4包括动力的天鹅车门和简单的举起靴。
丰田与技术领导者（包括Microsoft，Intel和Salesforce）合作，帮助创建其人机界面（HMI），该界面具有多触摸屏幕，看起来和感觉像智能手机。他们声称，快速使用和传达信息很容易，同时最大程度地减少了驾驶员的注意力。多媒体和车辆控制增强还可以控制空调，音频，电池充电和导航功能。
特殊的HMI系统甚至能够“学习”驾驶员的偏好和习惯，以预测驾驶员的反应。
The Toyota NS4 features a next generation Pre-Collision System (PCS), which is designed to predict collisions under certain circumstances and help avoid them. It includes lane departure, rear-end and pedestrian collision avoidance technology. Millimetre-wave radar and stereo cameras on the front of the vehicle detect and react to lane departure, pedestrians and other vehicles. It also emits near-infrared beams for better recognition at night.
丰田NS4插件混合概念插图；图片来源：©Toyota Motor Sales，U.S.A.，Inc。
PCS identifies objects in the road ahead. If it decides a collision is imminent, the brake assist system is placed in standby mode, a warning is displayed and a buzzer sounds. If the accident is unavoidable, the system warns the driver using a light and buzzer, applies the brakes and automatically activates the driver and front passenger seatbelts.
自适应驾驶梁（ADB）的大灯有助于防止眩光迎合驾驶员和行人，并使用前格栅后面的摄像头和大灯内部的部分屏蔽。
NS4的弹出式引擎盖会自动举起后引擎盖，以增加下面的空间，这有助于减少在某些速度下碰撞中的行人头部受伤。使用碰撞测试假人和丰田的总模型（THUMS）虚拟模型对此进行了测试和验证。
NS4的盲点监视器（BSM）使用次毫米波雷达，在下一个车道中检测到车辆，并在视觉上向上仪表板上的驾驶员发出警报。
在挡风玻璃，前三角，门和后窗中使用了四种新的玻璃技术，以提高驾驶员的可见度，汽油消耗和电动驾驶模式时的里程。
氟涂层的玻璃会导致雨滴形成半球形形状，以提高可见度。高性能树脂材料有助于减少雾化，并吸收高紫外线的内层层可去除99％的有害UVA和UVB射线。
具有射电波透明度的抗极性膜可降低内部车辆温度并改善电子设备的功能。
内部和外视镜被摄像机替换，以使驾驶员的后方视图。后方图像显示在专用的仪表板屏幕上，并提供了比传统后视镜更宽的视图。向后全景相机视图与盲点监控（BSM）系统一起使用，以帮助可见性。
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