It’s Packed with Electronics
The Vision-S seems to exemplify an attempt at building an electronics-heavy vehicle, with a number of prior Sony products installed within it.
One of the most notable contributions is the so-called ‘safety cocoon,’ or rather, an advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) suite, to use the technical terminology. This cocoon uses a variety of camera sensors to determine the space around them. This cocoon relies on 33 sensors in total and includes several forms, including high-resolution CMOS optical, solid-state lidar, radar, and time-of-flight sensors.
This amount of sensors is significantly higher than your average car, which typically has cameras in the back and possibly sides that accommodate vehicle blind spots.