August 27, 2013 Nissan Announces Unprecedented Autonomous Drive Benchmarks Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. today announced that the company will be ready with multiple, commercially-viable Autonomous Drive vehicles by 2020.
September 26, 2013 Nissan LEAF with Highly Advanced Driver Assist System Gets First License Plate for Public Road Testing in Japan Nissan President and CEO Carlos Ghosn today took delivery of Japan's first license plate for a car equipped with highly advanced driver assist systems. It clears the way for a Nissan LEAF equipped with the technology to be tested on the public roads in Japan for the first time. The research program will accelerate the development of technologies fundamental to Autonomous Drive. The systems are designed to allow the driver to manually take over control at any time.
October 1, 2013 Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn Tests Autonomous Drive at CEATEC Ahead of demonstrations to the public at CEATEC JAPAN 2013, CEO Carlos Ghosn has experienced the latest developments in Nissan's breakthrough Autonomous Drive technology.
November 9, 2013 Japan's Prime Minister Rides in Nissan LEAF for First Autonomous Drive Public Road Test Nissan's revolutionary Autonomous Drive test car has taken to the public roads in Japan for the first time, with the country's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on board.
January 2, 2014 Best of 2013 – Autonomous Drive At the Nissan 360 in August 2013, Nissan announced plans to have commercially viable Autonomous Drive vehicles on global roads by 2020.
July 1, 2014 Autonomous Drive Tackling New Highways Kanagawa Governor Yuji Kuroiwa took his second ride in Nissan's Autonomous Drive (AD) vehicle over the weekend, opening a new highway link between his prefecture and neighboring Tokyo.
July 17, 2014 Carlos Ghosn outlines launch timetable for Autonomous Drive technologies Carlos Ghosn, president and CEO of Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., today announced the Japanese carmaker’s launch timetable for the latest vehicle automation technologies aimed at accelerating consumer adoption of Autonomous Drive systems.
December 16, 2014 Nissan licenses autonomous driving technology to Hitachi Construction Machinery Company Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. announced that it has licensed its Around View Monitor and Moving Object Detection (MOD) technology, jointly developed with Clarion Co., Ltd., for use by Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
January 9, 2015 Nissan and NASA partner to jointly develop and deploy autonomous drive vehicles by end of year Nissan Motor Co., through its North American-based organization, and NASA today announced the formation of a five-year research and development partnership to advance autonomous vehicle systems and prepare for commercial application of the technology.
January 10, 2015 Dr. Maarten Sierhuis Dr. Maarten Sierhuis is VP/Alliance Global Director of the Alliance Innovation Lab in Silicon Valley.
March 3, 2015 Ghosn outlines vision for autonomous drive technology, welcomes competition in EVs Autonomous Drive is a “megatrend” that will transform our cars and make them far safer, Carlos Ghosn told a major technology conference on Monday.
April 23, 2015 The truth about Autonomous Drive cars, by Carlos Ghosn "There has been a lot of talk in the media recently about Autonomous Drive technology and a potential future of driverless cars. No doubt, Autonomous Drive technology will change how we approach driving. I expect it to result a significant transformation in transportation."
October 28, 2015 Nissan IDS Concept: Nissan's vision for the future of EVs and autonomous driving Today at the Tokyo Motor Show 2015, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. unveiled a concept vehicle that embodies Nissan's vision of the future of autonomous driving and zero emission EVs: the Nissan IDS Concept.
October 29, 2015 Nissan conducts first on-road test of prototype vehicle featuring piloted drive on highway and city/urban roads Nissan has begun testing its first prototype vehicle that demonstrates piloted drive on both highway and city/urban roads.
November 4, 2015 Shiro Nakamura comments on the Nissan IDS and Teatro for Dayz in Tokyo At the Tokyo Motor Show, Nissan unveiled two innovative concept cars: a vision of the future of autonomous driving and zero emissions called the Nissan IDS, and a clean canvas for digital sharing called Teatro for Dayz.
January 7, 2016 Renault-Nissan Alliance hires tech executive to accelerate connected car and new mobility initiatives The Renault-Nissan Alliance has hired technology executive Ogi Redzic to lead the global car group's connected car initiative as Alliance Senior Vice President, Connected Vehicles and Mobility Services.
January 7, 2016 Renault-Nissan to launch more than 10 vehicles with autonomous drive technology over the next four years The Renault-Nissan Alliance will launch more than 10 vehicles with autonomous drive technology in the next four years.
March 1, 2016 Nissan announces “Nissan Intelligent Mobility” vision – building on company leadership in electrification and vehicle intelligence – in Geneva Pursuing a goal of zero emission vehicles and zero fatalities on the road, Nissan today unveiled its “Intelligent Mobility” vision at the Geneva International Motor Show. Created to guide the Nissan product evolution, Intelligent Mobility will anchor critical company decisions around how cars are powered, how cars are driven, and how cars integrate into society, all while staying focused on creating more enjoyable driving experiences.
March 1, 2016 Visionary “future of mobility concept” unveiled by Nissan in Europe and Foster + Partners At the Geneva Motor Show today, Nissan in Europe revealed an exciting glimpse into the future – with the first look at its fully connected vision of the future of mobility in association with renowned architects, Foster + Partners.
May 20, 2016 Nissan Joint Research Center for Intelligent Mobility at Tsinghua University opens in Beijing This week marked the opening of the Tsinghua University (Department of Automotive Engineering) - Nissan Joint Research Center for Intelligent Mobility (the Joint Research Center), a collaboration between Nissan and Tsinghua University in Beijing to work on research and development of electric vehicle and autonomous drive technologies for the Chinese market.
May 26, 2016 Nissan ProPilot leads the way for autonomous technology at Ise-Shima G7 summit in Japan European Council President Donald Tusk had a front-seat view to Nissan's ProPilot autonomous drive technology on Thursday at the G7 summit in Ise-shima, Japan. The EC President's car was among a cavalcade of Group of Seven next-generation vehicles. The Nissan autonomous drive road session was one of a number of events planned during the Japan-hosted G7 Summit on May 26 and 27.
July 13, 2016 Nissan's new Serena ProPILOT technology makes autonomous drive first for Japanese automakers Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. announced today that the new Serena, scheduled to go on sale in Japan in late August, will come equipped with the company's ProPILOT autonomous drive technology, offering convenience and peace of mind during highway mobility.
July 19, 2016 People behind the ProPILOT: From NASA Mission Control to the driver’s seat, scientist shapes future of autonomous driving Space was not the final frontier for computer scientist Maarten Sierhuis. The former NASA researcher, who once designed human-robot interactions and developed collaborative intelligent systems for space exploration, now focuses his efforts a bit closer to home: the artificial intelligence that's helping power the future of Nissan's autonomous vehicles.
August 10, 2016 People behind the ProPILOT: What does an anthropologist bring to autonomous driving design? Designing the autonomous vehicle of the future requires an array of the best technical talent available: automobile and software engineers, experts on sensor technology and artificial intelligence, computer scientists, production specialists and many others.
