I took a test drive with Mazda's new CX -5.It is surprising that he made a major change in cars that have been five years after his appearance, but there was something that groaned in the finish, which increased the sense of quality.Moreover, in terms of structure, it is realized only by slight changes.
Specifically, the only use of the attenuated bond to the reinforced brace of the center tunnel and the improvement of the seat rail horizontal rigidity.This has a considerable effect on the entire riding taste.The direction of the suspension setting is to raise the spring rate performed in Mazda3 and relax the damping force on the shrinking side. By changing the damping force in the small speed range, a more flat ride is realized.
This is only my guess, but the new large group is not only a basic platform, but also adding technology such as electrification and co -pilots to increase the price range by one rank.Isn't it?Therefore, the CX -5 has been extended to the CX -5 this time to fill the gap between the small groups and create a system that allows a wide range of users to select Mazda vehicles.
In fact, the Mazda's large group by the horizontal power unit so far has achieved a very reasonable price setting.For example, the CX -8 is currently achieving a vehicle price from the 2 million yen range, despite the highest -class model of Mazda vehicles.
Despite the difference in power units and equipment, the body with excellent collision safety that realizes high safety, and chassis performance that faithfully responded to the operation of the driver is a common attraction.It creates the high -quality driving feeling and is the source of the driver's satisfaction.
In the CX -5, it is also a new attempt to propose a riding and enjoyment that matches the user's taste by dividing the characters into three in this minor change.In addition to conventional characters, urban SUVs, sporty sports that can enjoy sporty running, such as agile handling performance on solitary holidays, and field journey, which enhanced off -loader elements.
Mazda made the CX -5 into a more attractive product by snuggling up to the user's taste without impairing Mazda -like.
Let's move to the main topic of co -pilot.
"Mazdako Pilot is made up of three core technologies. These are three types: driver detection technology, HMI virtual driving technology, and driver abnormality evacuation technology," said Mazdako Pilot Development Takahiro Tochioka.
As introduced in the first part, the driver detection technology does not use biometric information, but image analysis by cameras such as the driver's gaze, the behavior of the head, and posture, and the abnormalities of the steering and pedal operation comprehensively.What to judge.
Driver abnormalities evacuation technologies are the most distinctive parts of the co -pilot, and is a system that stops cars in a safe place instead of drivers.
The remaining HMI virtual driving technology is not a system that drives on behalf of a driver.It runs a car in a virtual space, that is, a computer, as it is in the name of the virtual.
I initially did not understand the reason for this technology.What do you want to run a car in a virtual space?Regardless of autonomous driving, Ko Pilot is not equipment that users set up driving.But why do we need to reproduce driving in a virtual space?
It was to determine whether the driver's operation operation was normal while driving.Rather than judging the driver's physical condition just by gaze, posture, and smoothness of the operation, it is verified whether the operation operation is in line with the driving route.What a luxury!
In the first part, I asked a question about the technology to detect the driver's physical condition suddenly, and introduced that it was realized without using biological information, but it reproduced the operation in the background and the difference between road shape and daily driving.It is also followed by always confirming.
Mazda has been backing up the driver so far to make the driver enjoy driving as usual, and to ensure that the camera is watched by the camera and realizes it without any discomfort.
This year, it will be introduced this year, evacuating to an emergency stop band on the highway, but stops on the lane 1, which is limited on the lane 1..0.Then, in 2025, run to a safe place on a general road and stop 2.It is a plan to be updated to 0.
Copilot 2 under development.I got the opportunity to experience 0.On public roads, we ride the passenger seats of the prototype car (not the FR Large group under development) to recreate how the driver falls asleep or lose consciousness due to sudden changes in physical condition, and detects it.I was able to confirm that it works.
By judging where you are looking from the driver's gaze, the technology to judge the driver's physical condition is being developed.When the brain function is normal, the visibility is widely driven in various parts of the view, but when the brain function decreases, the eyes become concentrated in bright places and visually irritating parts.That's it.
The driver's physical condition is detected by judging the decrease in brain function by visualizing the cautionary attraction, called the Salien Shemap, which visualizes the cautionary attraction.To simply aim for autonomous driving, there is no need to study and analyze the characteristics of the driver so far.However, Mazda continues to study deeply to pursue the possibility of a human -centered driving environment.
"There is also data that the risk of nursing care will be doubled if you stop driving. From now on, we will make decisions, including QOL (quality of life = the idea of evaluating with the richness and satisfaction of life).It will be. "
According to a research by Professor Masao Ichikawa at the University of Tsukuba, a survey of 2844 drivers aged 65 and over is compared to the case where the operation was continued four years later and the case where the operation was stopped due to return.It seems that the establishment of nursing care will be doubled.Data has appeared in the fact that stopping driving reduces the amount of activity and reduces the motivation for life, reducing cognitive functions and physical abilities.
And there are things to be worried about for MTs like the author.Mazda has many MT vehicles, but does this co -pilot only support AT?
"Even if you consider the ratio of sales volume, we are considering installing it in an AT car first."
Does that mean that the response to MT is included in the concept?You can enjoy driving in MT, activate your brain while preventing pedaling mistakes, and even if you have a sudden change in the age of aging, you will be asked to rescue without bothering the surroundings.
For car lovers, Mazda seems to fulfill the pursuit of QOL, which can be said to be ideal.