On January 5th, 2022, at CES in Las Vegas, USA, Sony unveiled an SUV concept car – VISION-S 02.

CEO of Sony Corporation, Kenichiro Yoshida, stated that the company will explore the possibility of commercializing VISION-S. Additionally, Yoshida announced that Sony will establish a new company, Sony Mobility Inc, in the spring of this year, focusing on the field of mobile transportation and electric vehicles.

Yoshida said that with Sony’s imaging technology, sensor technology, and entertainment technology, Sony has the ability to “redefine mobile transportation in the 5G era.”

This SUV concept car, VISION-S 02, and the Sony sports car VISION-S 01 unveiled at last year’s CES share the same electric vehicle platform. The VISION-S 01 sports car has been road tested in Europe since December 2020.

As for the interior, the front row of Sony VISION-S 02 concept car features a triple-screen design, and the rear row comes with two entertainment screens. Sony has extensive experience in the field of entertainment systems, and it is exciting to see its performance in the entertainment and smart aspects of the cabin.

The body size of Sony VISION-S 02 concept car is 4,895 mm x 1,930 mm x 1,650 mm, and the wheelbase reaches 3,030 mm. The new car will adopt a 2+3+2 7-seat layout and also have a 4-seat version available. The powertrain will be equipped with a four-wheel drive system composed of front and rear dual motors, with a single motor power of 200 kW.

#### Automatic driving sensors
Sony’s VISION-S concept car includes 40 sensors for automatic driving and parking, including cameras, radar, ultrasonic and LiDAR sensors.

🔗Source: electrek

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