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NISSAN’S TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES IN FISCAL 2014
Overview of Nissan’s Autonomous Drive
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. recently announced that the company will be ready with multiple, commercially-
viable Autonomous Drive vehicles by 2020.
Nissan's autonomous driving technology development is an extension of its Safety Shield philosophy,
which promotes the creation of a virtual 360-degree sensing capability around a vehicle to help detect
risks, offer warnings to the driver and takes action if necessary.
Nissan’s prototype Autonomous Drive vehicles equipped with laser scanners and five cameras
continually monitor their surroundings in every direction. If they come close to other vehicles or other
objects, artificial intelligence selects the appropriate action based on the information stored in its
knowledge database. The goal is development of an Autonomous Drive vehicle that can correctly
assess situations, make decisions and drive safely even in complex traffic environments, such as at
crossroads with no traffic lights or when passing parked vehicles.
A revolutionary concept like autonomous drive will have implications throughout the design and
construction of cars. For example, collision-avoidance by machines with the capability to react more
rapidly and with more complex movements than a human driver will place new demands on the chassis
and traction control. Nissan is leveraging 80 years of research and development expertise to create a
complete solution for autonomous drive.
AUTONOMOUS DRIVING TECHNOLOGY
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NISSAN MOTOR CORPORATION ANNUAL REPORT 2014
PERFORMANCE
CONTENTS
CORPORATE FACE TIME
CEO MESSAGE
EXECUTIVE PROFILE
NISSAN POWER 88
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE