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Nissan to Test Self-Driving Leaf EV on Public Roads in Japan
Nissan Motor Co. has become the first automaker in Japan to receive a government license allowing it to test an autonomous car on public roads.
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Nissan Motor Co. has become the first automaker in Japan to receive a government license allowing it to test an autonomous car on public roads.
CEO Carlos Ghosn says a Leaf electric test vehicle will evaluate such self-driving assists as lane keeping, automatic exiting and lane changing, active cruise control and stopping at traffic lights. Nissan also is building a proving ground specifically for autonomous systems in Oppama, Japan.
Nissan announced earlier this month that it expects to have commercially viable autonomous cars on the road by 2020. Ghosn says testing its technology on public roads will help accelerate their development. Nissan's systems are designed to allow the driver to manually take over control at any time.
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