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Toyota has [released / releasing] a video of its new driverless car. The real car will be on show at an electronics show in Las Vegas, USA. The car is [fill / full] of special "intelligent" safety features to make sure it does not [crush / crash] . It uses radars and video cameras to understand where other cars are. It can also "see" people and slow down [at / to] avoid hitting them. The car can also communicate with other cars that have the same [technological / technology] . A Toyota spokesperson said: "We're looking at a car that would [illuminate / eliminate] crashes. Zero-collisions is our [ultimatum / ultimate] aim." He added that the car should be used with a driver, but that it can also [driven / drive] itself. This would be [useful / useless] if the driver wants to use his or her laptop, or [falls / fells] asleep.

Toyota is not the first car maker to [showcase / bookcase] self-driving cars. In May 2012, the Swedish [companion / company] Volvo tested a self-drive convoy of cars on a Spanish highway. The search engine Google has also [invested / investment] a lot of money [in / of] the technology for these cars. The German auto manufacturers Audi and Mercedes are also [develops / developing] similar cars. The chairman of the Ford Motor Company, Bill Ford Jr., said these cars will [reduce / increase] traffic jams in the [feature / future] . He said the cars will receive information from computers that [monitor / mention] traffic and then the cars will take a different [route / root] around any gridlock. Toyota’s video says: "Lexus advanced active safety research vehicle is leading the industry into a new automated [ear / era] ."