NISSAN

Company shows off its new driver assistance technology

Nissan has announced that it is developing new driver assistance technology. The new device uses highly accurate, real-time information about the vehicle's surroundings to notably improve the ability to avoid collisions. A test vehicle was used at Nissan's facility in Japan to demonstrate how this technology can work automatically in collision avoidance maneuvers.

The ground truth perception technology being developed by Nissan gathers information from state-of-the-art, high-performance cameras, radars and LiDAR sensors. The technology can detect the shape and distance of objects, as well as the structure of the area around the vehicle, with a high level of accuracy and in real time. When using this information, the vehicle is able to analyze the current situation instantly, making decisions automatically and performing the necessary maneuvers to avoid collisions. This technology can also detect traffic delays and obstacles in the lane from a distance, changing lanes according to the situation. The technology can, above all, increase the level of driver assistance in areas where detailed geolocation information is not available.

“Nissan was the first to commercialize a series of advanced driver assistance technologies. When we think about the future of autonomous driving, we believe it is crucial that drivers have extreme confidence in the safety of their vehicle. We are convinced that the real-world awareness technology that we are developing will make a significant contribution in the future to increasing driver confidence and reducing traffic accidents, as well as autonomous driving,” commented Takao Asami, Senior Vice President Worldwide Advanced R&D.

Nissan is partnering with leading companies to research and develop this technology and share know-how. The state-of-the-art LiDAR sensor that is being integrated into the system is a crucial item. Developed in collaboration with Luminar, the device uses world-leading technologies in the field. As for advanced collision avoidance control, it is critical to develop highly accurate verification technologies that work in a digital environment. To do this, Nissan is working together with Applied Intuition, which has cutting-edge simulation technologies.

Through its long-term vision Nissan Ambition 2030, Nissan is working to develop vehicle control technologies to significantly reduce accidents using LiDAR sensors. Nissan believes that driver-assistance technologies that help prevent complex accidents will be essential in the coming era of autonomous driving. Nissan wants to complete the development of its ground truth perception technology by the mid-2020s. The system will initially be available on specific new models, to be later installed on virtually all new models by fiscal year 2030. 

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