by Benson Agoha | Technology
* The Nissan Serena is equipped with the ProPilot system that lets the vehicle accelerate, brake and navigate bumper-to-bumper highway traffic in a single lane, says Nissan.
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| * The Nissan Serena is equipped with the ProPilot system |
Nissan has rolled out new features that lets its Nissan Serena - one of its minivans - handle some driving on its own. The feature known as autopilot has already been rolled out in the US by electric car manufacturer Tesla, with some negative experiences already in its kitty.
But Tesla's bad news, some of which have included crashes and deaths which have necessitated ongoing probes into the safety of the autopilot, is apparently not strong enough to discourage Nissan from rolling out a similar feature in Japan.
According to the Industry Week, Japan's number-two automaker has confirmed its ProPilot system was designed to let its newest Serena model, which is scheduled to go on sale in Japan in late August, accelerate, brake and navigate bumper-to-bumper highway traffic in a single lane.
The technology, relies on an internal camera to gauge the vehicle's location and will be available in the minivan next month, according to the report.
Nissan is already aiming to introduce fully self-driving cars by 2020, when Tokyo hosts the summer Olympics but has reportedly warned the introdution of the ProPilot does not mean self-driving vehicles are due anytime sooner.
Automakers are focused on creating fully autonomous cars, which would allow drivers to read, watch a movie, or even send emails, but the idea has sparked safety concerns. Despite several millions of miles covered by Google's own self driving cars, no definite date has been set for its roll out.
Authorities have continued to worry about the possibility of technology failure, although they have ensured that research into autonomous driving is not halted.
According to Hideyuki Sakamoto, Nissan executive vice president, "The point is it's not fully autonomous driving, but driver assistance technology, so it can't handle everything for you,"
Read more of these from www.industryweek.com.
But Tesla's bad news, some of which have included crashes and deaths which have necessitated ongoing probes into the safety of the autopilot, is apparently not strong enough to discourage Nissan from rolling out a similar feature in Japan.
According to the Industry Week, Japan's number-two automaker has confirmed its ProPilot system was designed to let its newest Serena model, which is scheduled to go on sale in Japan in late August, accelerate, brake and navigate bumper-to-bumper highway traffic in a single lane.
The technology, relies on an internal camera to gauge the vehicle's location and will be available in the minivan next month, according to the report.
Nissan is already aiming to introduce fully self-driving cars by 2020, when Tokyo hosts the summer Olympics but has reportedly warned the introdution of the ProPilot does not mean self-driving vehicles are due anytime sooner.
Automakers are focused on creating fully autonomous cars, which would allow drivers to read, watch a movie, or even send emails, but the idea has sparked safety concerns. Despite several millions of miles covered by Google's own self driving cars, no definite date has been set for its roll out.
Authorities have continued to worry about the possibility of technology failure, although they have ensured that research into autonomous driving is not halted.
According to Hideyuki Sakamoto, Nissan executive vice president, "The point is it's not fully autonomous driving, but driver assistance technology, so it can't handle everything for you,"
Read more of these from www.industryweek.com.
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