In the self-driving race Nissan’s preparing to take a massive leap in about a year with its next-generation ProPilot driver assist system. The automaker’s executive chief engineer said only Tesla and Wayve are on the level it’s about to play on. Big claims.
On Wednesday in Tokyo, Japan, Nissan’s Executive Chief Engineer for adaptive safety systems and software-defined vehicles Tetsuya Iijima told The Drive that the next-gen ProPilot Assist system will arrive in 2027. Japan will be the first launch market with others to follow “as soon as possible.” But the new system runs on upgraded hardware, new Nissan AI-based software, and according to Iijima, this technology is now “equal to or better than a human [driver].” …
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Author: Joel Feder
