Nissan’s vision of autonomous vehicles includes cars that mimic their owners’ driving behaviours, like the IDS Concept, unveiled at the Tokyo Motor Show this year, does, the automaker explained late october.
When behind the wheel of the IDS Concept, with Manual Drive mode selected, the driver has full control, but the car’s sensors still work to detect hazards and take over steering and brakes to prevent collisions if necessary. It also uses time spent in Manual Drive mode to pick up on its owner’s behaviours, which it learns and then imitates when in Piloted Drive mode.
The IDS Concept’s AI also takes into account things like the owner’s schedule and personal interests when planning its route. The car’s interior also changes based on driving mode, going from a standard seats-facing-forward layout in Manual Drive to, in Piloted Mode, one where the steering wheel retracts, a large flatscreen comes up from the dashboard, and the seats turn slightly inward to make conversation easier.
In Piloted Drive, the AI takes over and the driver has to use speech or gestures to change settings; the only physical control the driver has is the PD Commander switch between the front seats, which switches the car back to Manual Drive. Other novel features of the Nissan IDS Concept include a heads-up display in Manual Drive; see-through A-pillars for better visibility; and a side body-line backlit by an LED so that it can act as a side marker light or “Intention Indicator.”
The IDS Concept is built from carbon fibre, and is driven by a 60 kWh battery. Nissan says besides targeting a future with zero traffic fatalities thanks to better, safer autonomous driving, they’re looking, too, toward a zero-emissions future. (Nissan)
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