The human desire for mobility
will never disappear.
Believing there is a need to satisfy the human desire to move safely.
When we started thinking of Sony’s first car, or mobility
we saw user experience as important.
When we started talking with people,
it was very impressive that everybody welcomed us
with expectations and curiosity about what Sony will do.
We started talking because there is something we can do.
We’ve increased the number of sensors on the vehicle to 40
and experimented to see how high we can raise their sensing capability.
We’ve created a system that we can verify our safety and security measures as much as possible.
From an user experience point of view,
we are working to pursue how much we can make a relaxing in-car space,
so we would like to evolve it further including entertainment features.
We also would like to plus something extra to the conventional idea
and think about how vehicles evolve by themselves.
So we enhanced connectivity and network features.
Communications, the cloud and services beyond them
are considered as parts of mobility.
I'm very happy to see that the VISION-S was just the starting point of our joint cooperation.
We see that high tech companies like Sony have a major impact on the mobility of the future.
The first time we get in touch I was quite surprised that Sony is looking into automotive
and they was reaching out to Magna Steyr
and so therefore I was quite honored talking to a global player like Sony here.
I met Kawanishi-san and the Sony team
from the very beginning of this project and I saw so much passion
and ambition on their – that they get to know how to develop a vehicle
and this is really still fascinating right now and hopefully even for lasting that long.
There are two current trends in the automobile industry; one is the electrification
and the second is the adding more intelligence to the cars.
Obviously, the Sony project is about both.
We are building an electric car which is intelligent.
I hope this will be not just a prototype, but we can follow Sony
and the other companies to get it through the consumer or the mass market field.
So, here at AImotive we are focusing on
on camera based and automated driving features combined with radar mostly.
And in this project, we get the chance to use the market best cameras from Sony
for bringing our solutions even to a more major and widely available state.
I actually like the most the user centric approach of Sony,
especially the HMI with new features that I haven’t seen in mobility so far.
When we understood what Sony’s VISION-S is,
to be a game changer in the world of mobility in a new eco-system,
that is exactly what we think the future of mobility will look like.
Contribution to the evolution of mobility
can not be done by ourselves alone.
We can accomplish it together with our partners as a member of society.
I like most the fascinating interior, entertainment, and personalized adaptability concept in the car.
I was very impressed from the focused Sony team,
and I had the feeling that all involved parties want to bring this vehicle as soon as possible
on the street to write a piece of history.
We at Continental Engineering Services are grateful that we can contribute our experience
and expertise in vehicle development to this unique project.
I like the most that the project focuses on comfort and sustainability
and that’s what we need for future mobility.
The VISION-S PROTOTYPE provides what you would expect from a Sony product,
that’s designed for mobility.
The design is very clean and the screen content and the surfaces in the cockpit mix very well.
It is fun to use and interact with the prototype.
You clearly see that Sony has unfolded its whole creative power
and used all its experience from various products and technologies
and have really thought through the car from the beginning.
With Sony moving into the automotive space,
we finally break the barriers from the entertainment experience we are used to in our living spaces
and what we have in our vehicles.
Well, I thought it was seeing the vehicle brought to life,
and obviously to see the lighting signature by night.
Then I was very pleased to see the enthusiasm of both Valeo and Sony teams working together.
The atmosphere was very professional, constructive, and passionate.
We are quite proud to participate to this range of technology with Sony,
and also to participate to the style signature.
Here Sony is a fantastic partner to work together.
Mobility is not possible without connectivity in the future and therefore connecting cars,
connecting people, making life more secure is super important.
We are very proud that Sony asked us to participate in this joint development of VISION-S project.
Since this is combining the latest trends, we seek only in automotive, autonomous driving,
e-mobility and entertainment in the car.
And we can contribute with our best vehicle dynamic elements in this car.
What I like most at VISION-S PROTOTYPE is that this prototype
combines all the requirements of a network chassis.
This project is built on passionate commitment by each participant and its combination.
It is a worthwhile project
and we can make it even better when we can expand our possibility.
We continue to think about what our mobility should be and create new proposal as Sony.
We think about how we can make best use of our travel time.
With autonomous driving, drivers are free from driving
and Sony should offer the additional value to it.
”Getting closer to people" is our corporate direction.
I think that mobility serves as a tool to achieve it,
A car brings us closer to a customer because our car could be beneficial to our customers.
And because this is an EV,
we would like to contribute to solve energy issues or cut CO2 emissions,
and we also would like to think about our contribution to the society.