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Toyota has unveiled its vision for new self-driving cars in a big challenge to various other automakers as well as industry newcomer Google Inc. They promise to start selling these vehicles in Japan 2020.

Tuesday, on a regular Tokyo freeway, Toyota Motor Corp. demonstrated what is called the "mobility teammate concept." This means that the driver and the artificial intelligence in a sensor-packed car work together just like a team. In the demonstration, a Lexus was able to drive itself within the 60mph speed limit for about 10 minutes while it also changes lanes, brakes, and steers. The real human who was at the wheel did nothing except turn on a button to start the vehicle.

With the advancement of sensors and telecommunications, this technology has been increasingly catching, mostly as a safety measure in hard to execute maneuvers like parking.