TECHNOLOGY
Next step for autonomous vehicles
Autonomous vehicle trials are taking place around the world with the latest being in London
Car makers are all chasing the dream of the fully self-driving vehicle. Currently there are a few legislation issues in the way as well as more than one question when it comes to ethical matters but the car companies are determined to be ready when the green light is given for a proper autonomous future. The latest company to showcase its autonomous technology is Nissan, which recently trialled an autonomous prototype in London. It is the first time that Nissan has demonstrated its latest autonomous drive technology on public roads in Europe. The company has already conducted public-road testing in Japan and the US to pursue easy-to-use autonomous drive technology in real life situations. The technology consists of millimetre wave radar, laser scanners, cameras, high-speed computer chips and a specialised Human Machine Interface, just to name a few. All of this helps allow the vehicle, in this case a Nissan Leaf EV, to operate in an autonomous manner on both highway and city-urban r...
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