Future Nissans to steer drivers out of trouble
By Antuan Goodwin on 18 August 2008
It looks like Nissan drivers of the future will have another electronic nanny nudging their vehicles toward safer driving.
Future Nissans may stop you changing lanes if there's a car in your blind spot
Nissan has recently demonstrated to Reuters a brake-resistance device that would attempt to keep drivers from changing lanes if another vehicle is detected in the motorist's blind spot.
Blind spot and lane departure warning systems aren't new — many luxury vehicles now include lights that illuminate or warning beeps to notify the driver of danger. US-bound Audi A8s vibrate the steering wheel if you drift out of your lane without intentionally signaling.
Nissan's system will go a step further and actively vibrate the brakes to pull the vehicle back into its lane. For example, the computer would pulse the right brakes to pull the vehicle in that direction if a vehicle were on the driver's left blind spot. According to Nissan, drivers will be able to override the system and push through the resistance in the event of an emergency.
As a feature to correct careless drivers, this brake-resistance device is a welcome addition to Nissan's cache of safety equipment. However, we can't shake the feeling that somewhere between gas pedals that push and brakes that pull is a future where our cars are driving us.
Topics: brake-resistance, blind spot, nissan
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Comments (2)
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nissan commented on 20/08/2008 09:12
Read the article. "According to Nissan, drivers will be able to override the system and push through the resistance in the event of an emergency"
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bioxide commented on 19/08/2008 11:38
personally i think this is a complete load of crap! what happens if someone is merging into you and the only option you have is to move over but someone is there and the car doesnt allow you to, you're pretty screwed then arent you?
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