joins an impressive club of global peers

ねっ、だんだんこういう時代へと自動車産業は移行していっています。うちのF10dのシステムもあっという間に古くなるんでしょうね。ともかくもACCや自動ブレーキングには助けられています。

ここのjoin the club以下は英語的な言い回しです。どんどん使ってください。（UG）
http://d.hatena.ne.jp/A30/20120420/1334878493

Toyota Cars to ‘Drive Themselves’

Toyota Motor Corp. said this week it plans to sell vehicles in a few years that can largely drive themselves on highways as part of efforts to reduce accidents caused by driver error.

Toyota joins an impressive club of global peers in the rush to develop such self-driving technology. In August, Nissan Motor Co. said it plans to bring fully self-driving vehicles to the market by 2020. Internet search giant Google Inc., Mercedes-Benz maker Daimler AG and others are also working on similar drive-by-wire systems.

http://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2013/10/11/toyota-cars-of-tomorrow-will-nearly-drive-themselves/