Just showed Mirai-based research vehicle w/ satellite tech from @KymetaCorp More: #NAIAS pic.twitter.com/rg9jsGuQFU
— Toyota USA (@Toyota) January 12, 2016
Data is the name of the game as we move into the future, and electronics technology becomes inseparable from the automotive industry. The ideal data signal would be stable even in natural disasters, broad-reaching, and have a high bandwidth.
High capacity satellites offer just such a signal.
The only problem is, communicating with a high capacity satellite requires a directional antenna -- a satellite dish. There is no way to easily mount a satellite dish in a car.
Enter Kymeta Corporation.
Kymeta is using liquid crystal technology and cutting-edge software to effectively create a "dish" that is flat. Kymeta's flat-profile antennas can be easily integrated into a vehicle during production, or as an aftermarket add-on.
Toyota has been partnering with and investing in Kymeta, and recently showed a Toyota Mirai equipped with Kymeta's satellite communication technology.
How would you use a new Toyota that could receive high data transfer rates almost anywhere you drove? Come to Lithia Toyota of Klamath Falls and let us know!
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