Nissan will debut the semi-autonomous driving technology in its best-selling model in Europe:.. Qashqai
technology Pilot Drive 1.0 will be integrated in the new Qashqai to reach the market in 2017, said Nissan in a statement
the system will allow Qashqai can drive themselves autonomously in a single band saw only in dense traffic conditions. The technology will be implemented first for the Japanese market, followed by Europe and North America in late 2017.
Technology Pilot Drive 1.0 is the first stage of the Intelligent Driving plan Nissan for the implementation of new systems autonomous driving by 2020.
the second stage, scheduled for 2018, will be called Pilot Drive 2.0 and allow the exchange of tracks automatically and Pilot Drive 3.0, scheduled for 2020, will allow vehicles Nissan can cross urban intersections without driver intervention.
This plan is part of the company’s commitment to provide various autonomous driving features to the mass vehicles.
“We want to remove all the ‘parties’ conduct of boring, like driving in dense traffic, so the driver only concentrate on driving pleasure, “said Paul Willcox, Managing director of Nissan Europe said in a statement quoted by the Automotive News .
it is recalled that last year, the Qashqai was the SUV Europe’s most sold with 232,788 units, an increase of 14%, according to data from JATO Dynamics.
Renault partner Nissan, has also implement technology that gives autonomy of their vehicles in traffic jams conditions already this year, but has not yet revealed which the first market to rely on this technology.
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