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Nissan Affirms Autonomous Vehicle Technology Plans
Nissan Motor Co. currently is testing several driver-assist technologies it plans to begin offering on select models by 2017, Autocar reports.
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Nissan Motor Co. currently is testing several driver-assist technologies it plans to begin offering on select models by 2017, Autocar reports.
The focus is on improving safety and reducing driver stress especially for elderly motorists rather than creating a fully autonomous vehicle, David Moss, the company's vice president of vehicle design and development, tells the U.K. magazine. "We don't want to take the fun out of the cars," he adds.
Nissan's driver-assist rollout will start with automated braking and throttle functions for city driving, Moss says. This will be followed in a few years with lane-changing capability for highway driving. Moss adds that the new features will debut in top-end Nissan and Infiniti models first but eventually migrate throughout the carmaker's lineup.
CEO Carlos Ghosn outlined similar plans last year. Nissan also is partnering with NASA's Ames Research Center in California to develop autonomous vehicle technologies.
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