Toyota unveils cars with auto pilot system


This photo taken on October 10, 2013 shows a journalist driving Toyota Motor's prototype model electric trike 'i-Road', in Tokyo. Cars that drive themselves - and avoid collisions - could be on the market within a few years as the world's biggest vehicle maker showed off its latest automated driving technology. - AFP

TOKYO (AFP): Toyota on Friday unveiled the next generation of cars featuring an auto pilot system that will swerve to avoid collisions and also keep to the middle of the road, all without drivers touching the wheel. 

The Japanese giant autos using the self-driving technology could be available on the market in just a few years' time. 

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