Japanese tech giant, Sony, has shown itsbattery-powered sedan at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES).

Sony has surprised brand followers and industry rivals by revealing a concept car.

During a media session at the 2020 CES event in Las Vegas, Sony announced its Vision-S electrical vehicle. Although the car is conceptual, it has proportions and styling details which are very much closer to those of a production vehicle rather than being a pure concept car.

Sony claims that its Vision-S is a technology showcase, illustrating the array of technologies Sony possess, which are applicable to the fields of autonomous driving, enhanced cabin entertainment and passenger comfort.

The vehicle platform for Sony’s Vision-S is supplied by Canadian automotive supplier conglomerate, Magna. More specially, its Austrian subsidiary, Magna-Steyr, which is an assembly hub of choice for the likes of Mercedes, Jaguar and Toyota. Magna-Steyr builds the I-PACE, so they were an ideal partner for Sony, regarding its Vision-S battery-powered sedan.

By far the most impressive technical detail concerning Sony’s Vision-S, are its sensors. There are a total of 33 sensors inside and outside of the Vision-S and Sony has used its advanced digital camera experience to provide smart solutions to autonomous driving issues.

Challenging light conditions (in harsh backlighting or fog), can often confuse traditional digital camera sensors. Sony has been a leader in digital camera sensors technology for decades and it has used this ability to develop new CMOS sensors which have enormous dynamic range and very accurate object recognition.

Beyond the trick camera sensors helping the Vision-S sedan to understand its environment, there is also solid state LiDAR, allowing for incredibly accurate distance measurement, to objects. Sony believes that the combination of its latest-generation CMOS digital camera sensors and solid-state LiDAR give the Vision-S powerful autonomous driving and collision avoidance abilities.

Inside, the cabin there's a wraparound display screen which runs the entire width of the dashboardand immersive infotainment technologies. These include music reverberation through the seats and cameras which identify where passengers are seated and their height, to ensure the most pleasing possible projection of sound and visuals.

Although Sony hasn'tannounced any production details for its Vision-S, it is a very symbolic concept vehicle, for the Japanese brand.

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