The head of Renault-Nissan alliance Carlos Ghosn (Carlos Ghosn) plans to bring to market vehicles with an autopilot function . Until 2020 he promises to provide no less than 10 models with autopilot, and implementation of this function will take place in stages. . Renault-Nissan will also release an application for mobile devices that allows car owners to remotely control service functions of the car - check the temperature, turn on the music and air conditioning system.
By 2018, the French car brands, the Japanese giant will be able to adjust and better focus in terms of heavy traffic. Finally, by 2020, Renault-Nissan will start selling cars that will be able to move around the city and to overcome intersections, interchanges and other complex elements of the road network. Nissan is already experimenting with technologies autopilot, testing a prototype on the base of the electric Leaf with 12 cameras installed, four "lidar" and five radars. Laser optical sensors ("lidar") will no longer take place on the roof, as the prototype of most competitors, and planted in a compact niche bumpers and front doors.
The prototype Nissan is highly dependent on accurate digital maps and do not know how to turn the crossing oncoming traffic. The introduction of the autopilot on production cars of the brand begins with the more expensive models, but Nissan puts the task in time reduce the cost of an option to a reasonable value. More affordable cars will be equipped with elements like autopilot advanced cruise control system for automatic traffic on the highway. Related Products :
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