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"  The annual Consumer Electronics Show is typically a hotbed for embedded automotive technologies and cutting edge gadgetry. But next week&amp;#039;s Las Vegas-based proceedings will feature the debut of two automated cars from major manufacturers, kicking the arms race for driverless vehicles into high gear. While Google&amp;#039;s self-driven Prii have been stealing headlines for the better part of two years, upcoming offerings from Audi and Toyota will likely focus on vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communication technology. Details are still under wraps, but this five second clip reveals what appears to be a heavy amount of radar and camera equipment strapped onto an autonomous Lexus LS600h L contributing to an unmanned lane change. Will tomorrow&amp;#039;s driving enthusiasts embrace a brave new future in which car reins are handed over to computers? Active safety features, drive-by-wire steering, and lane/vehicle sensing technology are already reality-- in fact, Ford predicts autonomous cars are coming as soon as 2017 thanks to developments like Traffic Jam Assist-- but manufacturers will likely focus on themes like freeing drivers to sip their coffee with both hands, rather than highlighting the inevitable fact that the act of driving will gradually become ceded to machines. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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