The Toyota Mirai is a technological showcase and that’s especially true for 2022 as the hydrogen-powered flagship is now available with Teammate driver assistance technology. Available exclusively on the US$ 66,000 Mirai Limited, the Teammate system has two functions known as Advanced Drive and Advanced Park. Advanced Park come standard on the Limited and it allows for hands-free parking as the vehicle steers, accelerates, brakes, and changes gears itself.
Advanced Drive, on the other hand, is a US$ 5,170 option that allows for hands-free driving on the highway under certain
conditions. Toyota says the Level 2 semi-autonomous driving system can “plan
and execute acceleration, braking and steering commands under active
supervision of the driver.” The company added it can also “maintain the vehicle
within the lane, follow other vehicles, change lanes, navigate certain
interchanges and traffic jams, and overtake slower vehicles.”
After merging onto a compatible highway and setting the adaptive cruise control, the system displayed a message saying “Advanced Drive Ready.” You could then activate hands-free driving, which worked fairly well.
Getting back to the 2022 Mirai, the model starts at US$ 49,500 and features a 1.24 kWh lithium-ion battery as well as three carbon-fiber reinforced hydrogen storage tanks that feed a fuel cell. The latter causes a chemical reaction when hydrogen is combined with oxygen from the air. This reaction creates electricity with water being the only emission. The electricity is used to power a rear-mounted electric motor that develops 182 hp and 300 Nm of torque. This enables the car to accelerate from 0-96 km/h in 9.2 seconds and travel up to 647 km between fill ups.
