Minivan Nissan - the first Japanese car with the autopilot

Nissan has equipped the Serena minivan system Autonomous ProPILOT first generation of management. Thus, this model became the first Japanese car, complete with autopilot.




The system operates with a camera which tracks a vehicle ahead, and road markings. Autopilot "Nissan" running at speeds from 30 to 100 kilometers per hour.



autonomous control system activation takes over control of the brakes, accelerator and steering. If the car in front of "Serena" will start to slow down, the minivan will also slow down, until it stops. After the movement can renew offline by pressing the activation of the autopilot or the gas pedal.



In 2017 ProPILOT system will appear on the European version of the Qashqai crossover. By 2018, a second-generation system, which implies the possibility of changing lanes in standalone mode, and by 2020 will debut ProPILOT 3.0, allows you to move in city traffic without a driver.

Over in Japan, Autonomous Management Systems not only works "Nissan". Research in this area actively, for example, the company Toyota. In addition, his work in this area is going to offer automakers supplier of missiles "air-to-air" for the Japanese army - the company Mitsubishi Electric Corp.