Nissan unveils ProPILOT auto drive system in Japan
Japan: As a
part of innovation and a step forward towards self-driving cars, Japanese
Nissan Motor Company has launched a new technology that offers nearly
hands-free highway cruising. The company also warned the auto-makers about
proper functioning of this technology following crash of a self-driving Tesla
recently.
The technology developed by Nissan is termed
as dubbed ProPILOT. It is expected to be installed in the company’s model
Serena, a family van which is likely to hit the Japanese market by late August.
The technology is also expected to reach the European market by next year, with
their model Qashqai which is one of the prominent selling model in the European
market. However, the company did not give a scheduled timeline for launching
vehicles loaded with this technology in the US and China market.
The ProPILOT technology is enabled with
single lane semi-autonomous driving in highway conditions by following the car
ahead and tracking lane markers intelligently. The technology is also capable
of maintaining a safe distance from the preceding vehicle by altering speeds
and even stopping the car completely when required.
By this technology in operation, the company
plans to prevent 93 percent of the traffic accidents which according to Nissan
are caused by human errors. As their future plan, the company is yet to build
upon ProPILOT, the same technology with a more advanced and enhanced system
which is expected to be around 2018 and will permit automated driving across
multiple lanes.
According to a recent report published by TechSci Research, “Global
Autonomous Car Technology Market Forecast and
Opportunities, 2035 – ADAS, Semi-Autonomous, Fully-Autonomous”, Global
autonomous car technology market is primarily divided into three segments -
Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) car technologies, semi-autonomous car
technology and fully-autonomous car technology. ADAS technologies are currently
moving at a brisk pace on account of rising inclination towards greater
automation. Moreover, fully-autonomous cars are expected to be commercially
available by 2025, which is expected to translate into dramatic growth in the
market. Key factors which are expected to drive growth in the market over the
next twenty years include anticipated increase in regulations mandating
integration of autonomous technology in new vehicles, decline in prices of
autonomous technology and the rising focus on safety on roads.
TechSci
Research believes that, by the launch of this new technology which is likely to
garner a lot of support to the ongoing autonomous technology, and enhance the
security related issues that have been persisting for a while. Furthermore, by
the successful implementation of this technology which is loaded with
additional security features, is expected to drive the market for autonomous
cars globally.