The news of Sony's release of electric concept cars at CES 2022 is believed to surprise many people. As one of the world's most innovative technology companies, Sony recently released a video of the Sony Vision-S 01 concept car driving on a dedicated track in Oldenhofen, Germany, but unlike in the past, the car is not driven by a driver sitting on it, the real driver is in Tokyo, 9363 kilometers away.
Sony Vision-S 01 concept car
According to the video, the driver in Tokyo sat at his desk and successfully controlled the Sony Vision-S 01 in Germany after making a series of settings on the three monitors in front of him. During the maneuver, the driver boosts the car to a speed of 38 mph (61 km/h) by using the accelerator pedal, whether it's the screen in front of you, the steering wheel in your hand, or the throttle and brakes under your feet, the whole driving process looks like playing a racing game.
Sony concept car remote control test video screenshot
As a precaution, the driver's seat of the car is still occupied to take over the vehicle immediately in case of problems. Sony explained the test, where video and control signals are transmitted at low latency through Vision-S 01's built-in telematics system. The test was conducted as part of a research program to develop codecs and rate control technologies designed to achieve stable transmission of large amounts of video data in real time. Sony said the technology is creating a "whole new mobile experience," such as a fusion of real and virtual, which could eventually be applied to games in the future.