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Now, lets do some science. I am phil torres driving along i am phil torres driving along the beautiful southern the beautiful california coast. Southern california coast. I am behind a wheel of one of i am behind a wheel of one of toyotas Hydrogen Fuel demo toyotas Hydrogen Fuel demo vehicles, one of a slew of vehicles, one of a slew of innovations making the car of innovations making the car of the future the car of now. The future the car of now. The streets of tonies california the streets of tonies california a lab for the Game Changing a lab for the Game Changing electronic vehicle. Electronic vehicle. The newest the newest Hydrogen Fuel cell car. Hydrogen fuel cell car. This is the hot room at toyotas this is the hot room at toyotas Technical Center where they Technical Center where they tested toyotas tested toyotas Hydrogen FuelHydrogen Fuel cell car, the first one that cell car, the first one that will hit the consumer market. Will hit the consumer market. This is the future. This is the future. Jackie bilsell is the fuel cell engineer. Jackie bilsell is the fuel cell engineer. I have been working this for 11 years. I have been working this for 11 years. To finally, see it coming to to finally, see it coming to production is exciting and a production is exciting and a little nerveracking. Little nerveracking. What is inside a fuel cell vehicle . What is inside a fuel cell vehicle . Instead of the gasoline instead of the gasoline combustingtion, we have fuel cell. Combustingtion, we have fuel cell. It creates electricity on demand it creates electricity on demand by combining hydrogen by combining hydrogen with an electrochemical reaction. With an electrochemical reaction. A membrane between the a membrane between the hydrogen and oxygen strips the hydrogen and oxygen strips the Hydrogen Atom of the one electron. Hydrogen atom of the one electron. The electricity is generated as the electricity is generated as it moves around the fuel cell to it moves around the fuel cell to hook up with the oxygen to hook up with the oxygen to produce h 20. Produce h 20. So this emits water . Only water. So this emits water . Only water. I can go show i can go show you. You. So this is where the water comes out . Exactly. So this is where the water comes out . Exactly. It will be a mixture of water it will be a mixture of water vapor and a few droplets. Vapor and a few droplets. If we want to see the water, understand . If we want to see the water, understand . There is a purge button. There is a purge button. Sot sot water. Water. So this is the big purge. So this is the big purge. Thats kind of amazing. Thats kind of amazing. I want to drink this. I want to drink this. Shouldnt . Shouldnt . Gets atmospheric and gets atmospheric and environmental dirt in it. Environmental dirt in it. I wouldnt recommend drinking i wouldnt recommend drinking it. It. Unlike most cars, the under unlike most cars, the under carriage is wrapped up tight. Carriage is wrapped up tight. We were to take the plastic we were to take the plastic covers off you would see a covers off you would see a Hydrogen Tank here, another here Hydrogen Tank here, another here and the fuel cell belt is and the fuel cell belt is underneath the front seat. Underneath the front seat. I think people would be i think people would be concerned having a compressed concerned having a compressed gas tank on your car, but you do a lot of safety tests . Gas tank on your car, but you do a lot of safety tests . We do a lot of testing, yes. We do a lot of testing, yes. Bullets . Bullets . We do. We do. Its called the gunfire test. Its called the gunfire test. We shoot it with we shoot it with a 50 caliber armorpiercing round. A 50 caliber with the first shot, werent armorpiercing round. Able to penetrate one wall. Second . With the first shot, werent able to penetrate one wall. Second . Second shot went through and second shot went through and it it againsted the hydrogen out. Againsted the hydrogen out. Unless you get shot twice in unless you get shot twice in the same spot, you will probably the same spot, you will probably be okay the be okay the it car dwent years of development. There is some small condition it car dwent years of development. You think there is some small condition you think about. About. We test vehicles especially we test vehicles especially painted to painted to discase the discase the protocols. Protocols. Extreme conditions. Extreme conditions. Blistering heat to death valley . Blistering heat to death valley . We had temperatures over 120 degrees fahrenheit. We had temperatures over 120 degrees fahrenheit. To the bonechilling cold of yellow knife canada. To the bonechilling cold of yellow knife canada. Start. Start. Are what pressure . Are what pressure . 23, slowing down. 23, slowing down. I was not i was not expecting how cold expecting how cold it would it would be. Be. Back in warm california, back in warm california, jackie and i jackie and i hopped into a demo hopped into a demo vehicle and headed to a nearby vehicle and headed to a nearby station to fill her up. Station to fill her up. S is that. S is that. Touch . Touch . Its because if you fill it its because if you fill it with hydrogen and the tank lets up as we are filling. With hydrogen and the tank lets in order to minimize that effect up as we are filling. In order to minimize that effect and to get higher density gas in and to get higher density gas in there, did is mine tus 20. There, did is mine tus 20. How much does it cost to fill up a car . How much does it cost to fill up a car . 5 to 7 a kilogram. 5 to 7 a kilogram. It would be around 30 to go over 300 miles. It would be around 30 to go over 300 miles. So its pretty comparable to what you would have with a so its pretty comparable to what you would have with a emissions . Emissions . Exactly. Exactly. The idea is to completely the idea is to completely replace normal dimensional replace normal dimensional vehicle and not have to make any vehicle and not have to make any of the sacrifices as far as of the sacrifices as far as refill time or range. Refill time or range. How much of these fueling stations are there in california . How much of these fueling stations are there in nine but there are more california . Nine but there are more building built right now almost building built right now almost monthly, a new one comes online. Monthly, a new one comes online. It seems like a bit of a it seems like a bit of a hurdle for people who would want hurdle for people who would want to buy a car like this because to buy a car like this because hydrogen. Hydrogen. The stations are definitely the stations are definitely vehicles. Vehicles. Right now, there are only a right now, there are only a few dozen stations across few dozen stations across states. States. I think shes filled up. I think shes filled up. Should we go for a ride . Should we go for a ride . Absolutely. Absolutely. Californias tough emission californias tough emission standards were the cast lift for standards were the cast lift for the developments of the hydrogen car. The developments of the hydrogen car. Toyota is just the first car toyota is just the first car make tory roll out a consumer make tory roll out a consumer vision, gm, hunt eye, mercy are gearing up. Vision, gm, hunt eye, mercy are gearing up. This reminds me of the prius this reminds me of the prius quiet. Quiet. You hit the gas and you dont you hit the gas and you dont really hear anything but you go faster. Really hear anything but you go makes the drive a little bit faster. Makes the drive a little bit more relaxing when you have this more relaxing when you have this kind of a view. Kind of a view. Another innovation right another innovation right around the corner, cars that can talk to each other. Around the corner, cars that can talk to each other. The federal government is in the the federal government is in the final stages of mandating final stages of mandating vehicle to vehicle communication vehicle to vehicle communication in all new cars in our doctor in all new cars in our doctor shimmy samara went to check it shimmy samara went to check it out. Out. Trying to kill him. Trying to kill him. That was a quen win alert. That was a quen win alert. You were about to clyde in to you were about to clyde in to the car in front. The car in front. An arbor Michigan Home of the university of michigan and the Transportation Research stint an arbor Michigan Home of the tut where they are testing the future of driving. University of michigan and the Transportation Research stint each vehicle had a dedicated shortrage communication radio, tut where they are testing the future of driving. Each vehicle had a dedicated transmitting what we call the shortrage communication radio, transmitting what we call the basic safety methods, vehicle basic safety methods, vehicle speed, position and heading and speed, position and heading and so then, we can compare that to so then, we can compare that to our own vehicle and do any our own vehicle and do any threat assessment and warn the driver accordingly. Threat assessment and warn the it works by surrounding each driver accordingly. It works by surrounding each vehicle with a wifi like system vehicle with a wifi like system call call dedicated short range dedicated Short Range Communications that shares a communications that shares a stream of data to other v to. Stream of data to other v to. Vs calculating the danger and triggering warnings when needed vs calculating the danger and like when there is a car you triggering warnings when needed like when there is a car you cant see unexpectedly braking cant see unexpectedly braking or when its not safe to pass a or when its not safe to pass a slower car or when a car is in a slower car or when a car is in a blind spot during a lane blind spot during a lane change change so forward collision was because so forward collision was because the car in front actually the car in front actually stopped and was an obstacle . Stopped and was an obstacle . Typically, an emergency typically, an emergency Electronic Brake light is going Electronic Brake light is going to tell me, the driver, that to tell me, the driver, that someone ahead of me is braking someone ahead of me is braking hard and not just braking but hard and not just braking but braking hard so, panic braking, slamming on their brakes, may braking hard so, panic braking, slamming on their brakes, may not be in the lane in front of me but in one of the lanes in front of me. Not be in the lane in front of this is quite a blind spot. Me but in one of the lanes in front of me. Cant see the past the bush. There is a tall bush. Pull out this one. This is quite a blind spot. Right here. Cant see the past the bush. There is a tall bush. Pull out this one. Right here. A particularly dreary day at a particularly dreary day at General MotorsTechnical CenterGeneral MotorsTechnical Center in warren, michigan gave me a in warren, michigan gave me a added dose of reality to testify added dose of reality to testify a vehicle to Vehicle Safety a vehicle to Vehicle Safety alert system. Alert system. Naturally, as a driver when naturally, as a driver when you cant see the road, you do you cant see the road, you do tend to kind of edge forward. Tend to kind of edge forward. So, i am going to do what i would naturally do. So, i am going to do what i would naturally do. I am i am edging forward. . Edging forward. . I did not see that one coming. I did not see that one coming. One of the advantages of v to. One of the advantages of v to. Vt works en if the driver cant see the approaching vehicle. Vt works en if the driver cant see the approaching vehicle. The general motor is one of the general motor is one of the nine major car makers to the nine major car makers to make v to v communication a make v to v communication a reality, an unusual teaming in reality, an unusual teaming in industry. Industry. My car, in a gm vehicle, my car, in a gm vehicle, needs to talk to a toyota needs to talk to a toyota vehicle needs to talk to a ford vehicle needs to talk to a ford vehicle or a hyundai vehicle and vehicle or a hyundai vehicle and they need to send the same type they need to send the same type of messages. Of messages. That cant happen if we that cant happen if we develop this technology. Develop this technology. John capp also had a hand in john capp also had a hand in building gms current crash avoidance system. Building gms current crash avoidance system. Some of those Alert Systems some of those Alert Systems already exist in more higher end cars. Whats different about the already exist in more higher end system that the v to. Cars. Whats different about the v vehicles offer. System that the v to. Some v vehicles offer. Some of our cadillacs have 6 of our cadillacs have 6 radas, two cameras and 8 or 10 ultra sonic sensors. Radas, two cameras and 8 or 10 those arent enough to see ultra sonic sensors. Several car lengths ahead of you those arent enough to see or to see around a corner. Several car lengths ahead of you or to see around a corner. Have v to v technology fills in have v to v technology fills in those gaps and lets us have more information to address some of those driving situations that those gaps and lets us have more are information to address some of those driving situations that are challenging. Challenging. I will be more reckless. Okay. Push the envelope. I will be more reckless. Yeah. Okay. Push the envelope. Yeah. My my last last chance. Chance. Whoa. Whoa. What is a car doing what is a car doing stationary in the middle of my runway . You know what . Stationary in the middle of my runway . You know what . I dont tend to look at that. Right. I dont tend to look at that. Right. Thats not meant to focus on. Thats not meant to focus on. Thats more informational. Thats more informational. You see the scrolling red . Really, the alert thats going you see the scrolling red . Really, the alert thats going to provide you, you know, the to provide you, you know, the dash. Dash. Yeah. Yeah. Because for these type of because for these type of alerts, we want to direct the alerts, we want to direct the persons attention, you know, to the road. Persons attention, you know, to the road. So an alert thats you high up so an alert thats you high up within the drivers line of within the drivers line of sight is optimal for providing this information. Sight is optimal for providing there will be applications once this information. There will be applications once cars get v to v technology. Cars get v to v thats age example of one. Technology. Information between two cars. Thats age example of one. Information between two cars. What happens when every car is what happens when every car is fitted out with this technology . Fitted out with this technology . Wouldnt the system be wouldnt the system be information. Information. Thats one of the technical thats one of the technical challenges of similarly we need challenges of similarly we need to develop a Security System to to develop a Security System to make sure unwanted messages make sure unwanted messages dont get sent between vehicles. Dont get sent between vehicles. We think its possible to get to a point some day where, you we think its possible to get to know, maybe crashes wont happen anymore. A point some day where, you know, maybe crashes wont happen anymore. It will take awhile to get there. It will take awhile to get there. Up next, our costa grammatis up next, our costa grammatis in a car that drives itself. In a car that drives itself. Oh, my god. Oh, my god. Oh, my god. Oh, my god. Wow. 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In and out under automatic in and out under automatic control, handsoff steering. That was then. Control, handsoff steering. This is that was then. This is now. Now. This is gms concept car, aided this is gms concept car, aided itself aided itself aided bio board cameras bio board cameras and v to v technology . And v to v technology . Take it off, the