Nissan Opens Larger Research Center in Silicon Valley
Nissan Motor Co. has officially opened an advanced research center in Sunnyvale, Calif., to develop technologies for connected and autonomous vehicles.
Nissan Motor Co. has officially opened an advanced research center in Sunnyvale, Calif., to develop technologies for connected and autonomous vehicles.
The 25,000-sq-ft facility and its eventual staff of 60 engineers and researchers will coordinate R&D work with the Nissan Research Center in Japan. The new research center also will absorb work by Nissan and alliance partner Renault SA at a smaller facility set up two years ago in nearby Mountain View.
Nissan says the Sunnyvale facility also will conduct research on human machine interface issues as they related to self-driving.
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