Acura's new autonomous test car to lead to full autonomy by 2020

Acura, not one to be left out of the tech arms race, just doubled down on autonomy. SEE ALSO: Really, you don't want a steering wheel in your self-driving car Japanese luxury carmaker Acura unveiled its second-generation autonomous development vehicle on Wednesday morning. The company chose the full-size RXL Sport Hybrid SH-AWD sedan as its self-driving test bed. Aside from being just downright nice, this car is distinctive because it shares a powertrain with the all-new 2017 NSX hybrid supercar. Transforming the RLX from luxury sedan into autonomous four-door, Acura has bolted up a new radar, Lidar, camera and GPS sensors to the roof.