Sony (SNE  ) made a surprising splash at CES 2020 Tuesday when they revealed a prototype for an electric car that virtually no one knew they were working on. Partnering with Bosch, NVIDIA (NVDA  ), and Qualcomm (QCOM  ), the electronics company created a futuristic car full of sensors and other Sony technology. The Vision-S is being called one of the biggest surprises of this year's CES and functions as a showcase of Sony's technology as a whole.

Featuring 33 different sensors, 360 audio, always-on connectivity, and multiple widescreen displays, the vehicle is powered by a "newly-designed EV platform", most likely provided by automotive supplier Magna (MGA  ), that Sony says can power other vehicle types, like SUVs. Sony paired with suppliers like Magna to bring their vision to life. Reminiscent of Porsche (POAHY  ) designs, the Vision-S is currently just a prototype; it's unclear whether or not the car will actually be put into production.

The Vision-S was announced at the end of Sony's press conference at CES and only a minute or two were spent discussing it before the press conference ended. Many questions remain including whether or not Magna will allow other companies to build their own reference cars on the platform. In an interview with Impress Watch, Vision-S project leader Izumi Kawanishi cleared up some of those questions. He said the Vision-S is "Sony's contribution to the evolution of cars" and implied it was meant to show "what we can do with cars as Sony" rather than an actual foray into the world of auto-sales.

The company announced in the same briefing that their image sensor division may be moving into the realm of self-driving technology like LIDAR and Time-of-Flight cameras. Sony's CMOS sensors "achieve high sensitivity, high definition, and high dynamic range... to deliver accurate object recognition, even in situations where conventionally detection has been difficult." Sony is also using Solid State LIDAR to "gain a precise 3D grasp of real-life spaces." Looking to overcome obstacles that have caught up self driving cars in the past, Sony plans to use "sensor fusion technology... even in challenging conditions such as fog, backlight, and night-time driving." The Time-of-Flight cameras are used to monitor the inside of the car in order to provide an "optimized infotainment system".

Also at CES, Sony revealed the new PlayStation 5 logo along with the news that they have sold more than 5 million PlayStation VR headsets since their launch in 2016. 104 million PS4 units have been sold, according to Sony, making it the second best-selling game console in history. Number one belongs to Sony's PS2 which sold 158 million units. The logo for the PS5 looks as expected, following the same design as the PS3 and PS4 before it. The PS5 is scheduled to launch later this year with support for 8K graphics, ray tracing, PS4 backwards compatibility, and faster SSDs to shorten loading times. The controller for the PS5 will have "adaptive triggers" that can adjust the amount of resistance you feel when you press them.