Toyota Kymeta Concept

Toyota Kymeta Concept

In the framework of the North American international auto show (North American International Auto Show, NAIAS), held this year in Detroit, January 12, 2016, the company Toyota Motor Corp. showed a concept car "Kymeta Concept". The main feature of this car, built on the model of the Mirai FCV (Fuel-Cell Vehicle), is that constant communication with external information systems and the Internet it uses innovative satellite communication system.

Panel satellite system

Toyota Kymeta Concept

The modern "connected" cars (connected cars) to exchange information with external systems through existing wireless networks, especially cellular mobile communications. Unfortunately, existing networks do not provide a sufficiently uniform coverage of all regions with guaranteed high speed connection. This ability now can only be provided by satellite communications, however, the traditional parabolic antenna used for such a communication, large enough to ensure that they can be installed on the roof of the car.

The above-mentioned problem was successfully solved by specialists of the Japanese company Kymeta Corp., which, in cooperation with the specialists of the company Toyota has developed the design and produced the first samples of flat antennas for satellite communications. Small size and small thickness of these antennas make it easy to install them on the roof of the car.

Antenna satellite system

Toyota Kymeta Concept

The presence of satellite communications in the car "Kymeta Concept" will allow him to exchange information with external systems on the cloud regardless of its location and meteorological conditions. Satellite communications provides high speed connections that can transfer large amounts of data anywhere in the world. All this, in addition to the traditional functions of information systems of the vehicle, will ensure the transfer of detailed high-precision navigation information, which can be used future systems of automatic driving of robotic vehicles.