Renault and Nissan have decided on an ambitious task of launching over 10 autonomous vehicles in the next five years.
“Renault-Nissan Alliance is deeply committed to the twin goals of zero emissions and zero fatalities,” explained company CEO Carlos Ghosn in a related statement. “That’s why we are developing autonomous driving and connectivity for mass-market, mainstream vehicles on three continents.”
“Renault-Nissan Alliance is deeply committed to the twin goals of zero emissions and zero fatalities,” explained company CEO Carlos Ghosn in a related statement. “That’s why we are developing autonomous driving and connectivity for mass-market, mainstream vehicles on three continents.”
The global car group confirmed today that it will launch a range of vehicles with autonomous capabilities in the United States, Europe, Japan and China through 2020. The technology will be installed on mainstream, mass-market cars at affordable prices.
Mr Carlos Ghosn
In 2016 vehicles with “single-lane control,” a feature that allows cars to drive autonomously on highways, including in heavy, stop-and-go traffic will be launched. In 2018, Renault-Nissan will launch vehicles with “multiple-lane control,” which can autonomously negotiate hazards and change lanes during highway driving. And 2020 will see the launch of “intersection autonomy,” which can navigate city intersections and heavy urban traffic without driver intervention.
Next year, the Renault-Nissan alliance will launch the first “Alliance Multimedia System,” providing new multimedia and navigation features, as well as improved smartphone integration and wireless map updates. In 2018, the Alliance Connectivity & Internet of Things platform will support the new Virtual Personal Assistant feature for individual and business customers. The company states that all the autonomous vehicles will be provided as an option to the driver.
The Renault-Nissan Alliance is a strategic partnership between Paris-based Renault and Yokohama, Japan-based Nissan, which together sell one in 10 cars worldwide. The companies, which have been strategic partners since 1999, sold 8.5 million vehicles in nearly 200 countries in 2014. The Alliance has strategic collaborations with automakers including Germany’s Daimler, Japan’s Mitsubishi, China’s Dongfeng, and India’s Ashok Leyland.
The race for autonomous vehicles is heating up with almost all major automakers investing heavily in the development of technology and making a timeline public for their first self driving cars.
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