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It is becoming the field that automobile manufacturers and parts enterprises are competing for. According to foreign media reports, the latest autopilot system developed by Denso will be first installed in Lexus models and put into operation in 2020. The automatic driving system named Automated Highway Teammate achieves the L2 class advanced driving assistance system (ADAS), which realizes the automatic lane changing and linking of freeway, and is used in conjunction with the upgraded version of the safety system technology. The electric equipment provides Lexus with radar, stereo camera and electronic control unit. In the view of electric equipment, L2 advanced auxiliary driving technology is more promising in the near future. Hajime kumabe, executive director of autonomous driving in electric equipment group, said: "L3 level autonomous driving is technically feasible in 2020, but the time for its commercialization is not clear. Because L3 level automatic driving faces great safety obstacles, it is necessary for human drivers to keep alert at all times so as to take control measures in case of emergency. " Electric equipment thinks that L3 level automatic driving technology is just a compromise solution. Some enterprises even want to cross L3 level automatic driving and directly aim at L4 level automatic driving. But in fact, L4 automatic driving has its own difficulties. In addition to the challenge of human driver control, it needs a new energy management system, because its high-performance computing unit will consume a lot of power. This is also the problem that electric vehicles will face in the future. In this regard, the industry is studying several ways to reduce energy consumption: one is to use artificial intelligence to reduce computing load; the other is to integrate sensor functions to save power. Denso is also active in this area. In July of this year, Denso announced that it would jointly set up a joint venture to develop the next generation of automotive semiconductor chips for better energy management for autopilot cars.