Nissan NSC-2015 self-driving car with LTE and smartphone connectivity
If Nissan has its way, NSC-2015 will be the machine that keeps us out
of strange new parking lots. It's a concept car from Nissan, part of the
CEATEC 2012 Smart Mobility Zero exhibit that has half the show floor
covered by crazy electric-powered cars of all shapes and sizes. Nissan's
Leaf is one of the more conventional looking ones, but the technology
that lets it drive itself down the road is far from standard. We just
took it for a spin, so please cruise down past the break to read how it
went.
From the outside, if you ignore the decals, the NSC-2015 looks like any
other Leaf. That is to say, a bit unusual but far from unconventional.
It's only the piercingly bright RGB LEDs built into the steering wheel
that give you a clue something is amiss as it drives across the show
floor slowly -- that and the fact that there's nobody sitting behind the
steering wheel.
The idea is the car could drive itself down the street, find a parking
spot and tuck itself in there -- and then return to you at the touch of a
button. Not quite KITT-style but it could at least put some valets out
of work. However, due to current legalities that's not entirely
possible, as someone must be sitting behind the wheel. But, in a private
parking lot it could at least navigate the aisles without you onboard.
While all this is going on you can watch the status of the car remotely
on a smartphone, as the car has an integrated LTE connection. You can
see where the car is, where it's going and even get a notification
whenever it has detected that someone is tampering with it. You can then
bring up a full 360-degree view of what's going on around the car and,
if you see something shady, set off a car alarm remotely. This was
demonstrated on a Galaxy S III.
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