Nissan used NASA technology to create their self-self – employed- Forbes Mexico

LAS VEGAS. When you think of a self-autonomous, it is almost certain that Nissan is not one of the first names that come to your head, but Carlos Ghosn, president and CEO of the japanese company, wants to change that.

During his presentation at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the technology fair more important in the world, Ghosn outlined the five areas that will lead to the japanese company, to write your next chapter in the era of electric vehicles, and connected.

Mobility Autonomous Continuous. The partnership between Nissan and NASA allows developers to create and test algorithms of autonomy, concepts and prototypes for a wide variety of transport applications. A LEAF, the electric vehicle of Nissan, has been equipped with cameras, sensors and connection via cell phone, and use robot software was originally developed for robots, interplanetary (such as the K-10 and K-REX) to operate autonomously.

Vehicles without a driver. Ghosn also announced that, as part of a project of the Renault-Nissan Alliance, Nissan and the japanese company internet DeNA will begin testing focused on the development of vehicles without a driver for commercial use. The first phase will begin this year in Japan, and by 2020, Nissan and DeNA are planning to expand the scope of their testing to commercial use in the Tokyo metropolitan area.

electric Vehicles. Nissan will look for that in the future, your electric model, the LEAF, equipped with technology ProPilot, which is a feature of pilot assisted able to keep the vehicle automatically within a single lane on the road (something we already make vehicles of more than half a dozen brands).

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Connectivity. The Renault-Nissan Alliance will maintain its alliance with Microsoft to build their next-generation technologies for vehicle connected. He showed how the virtual assistant of Microsoft, Cortana, is capable of making the driving more productive and constant. Cortana is one of the technologies that are under the joint exploration of the Alliance, and Microsoft.

Cities connected. To support the environmental policy and the planning required to integrate other technologies in the cities of the world, Ghosn announced a new partnership with 100 Resilient Cities (100RC), a non-profit organization, the Rockefeller Foundation, which works to get cities across the world are able to adapt to the challenges of physical, social and economic.

"this way we invite others to join us, from technology partners to companies of e-commerce, rental, private cars and shared vehicles, as well as social entrepreneurs who can help us test new vehicles and services, to ensure that everyone has access to the latest technologies that give value to their lives," said Ghosn.

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