You might not guess it, but Nissan‘s Rogue is the second most popular model in the company’s range when it comes to US sales, and that means there’s plenty riding on the 2014 Rogue. Bigger, and promising more refinement, more flexibility, and more toys as standard, the new Rogue will hit forecourts from November 13th […]
It’s easy to see how self-driving cars would benefit society. Traffic jams gone. Accidents reduced. Leisure time increased!
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Following yesterday’s Hyundai Genesis recall, another auto maker has recalled some of its vehicles over braking problems, this time around being Nissan. About 153,000 of the maker’s SUVs are being recalled, according to the NHTSA, with many of them being the new 2013 and 2014 Pathfinders. Suzuki has also recalled about 210,000 motorcycles over braking […]
Tesla‘s in-car telematics system relies on AT&T’s HSPA+ network, the carrier has confirmed for the first time, part of AT&T’s attempt to push its new mobility options which include intelligent SIMs that can split payments between car manufacturers and drivers. The system, which Tesla currently uses for sending telematics and car status data from the […]
Criminals are gonna love this Nissan Skyline R33 that was coated with heat-sensitive paint by UK bodyshop Auto Kandy. Imagine robbing a bank and then driving under a waterfall to change the color of your car. Not that there are many waterfalls available to you, but still. You could go through a car wash. Or just have a friend waiting in a warehouse with a hose.
Police would be so fooled. And you would get away. At least until the car dries off and changes back, and your stolen bags of money explode ink all over you. Hey, at least you have a cool car.
Hopefully, we’ll be able to buy our own color-changing cars soon. Next step? Let’s get them flying.
[via Reddit via Geekologie]
You might say the day is never really done in consumer technology news. Your workday, however, hopefully draws to a close at some point. This is the Daily Roundup on Engadget, a quick peek back at the top headlines for the past 24 hours — all handpicked by the editors here at the site. Click on through the break, and enjoy.
While in CEATEC/Japan, we took the opportunity to get a ride at small demo track inside the Makuhari convention center in Tokyo. The goal was to look at how the automated Nissan car would react to different road situations. Recently, the Japanese government has considered approving tests on the Japanese roads, so it is pretty exciting to see what these vehicles had evolved since last year. Nissan’s goal is to have a “multiple and affordable” autonomous cars by 2020. Given that Japanese automakers have always been great at bringing new technologies such as EV to the market, we should pay attention to what Nissan has to show. To put things in perspective, by “autonomous car”, Nissan really means that the driver will provide “less inputs” to the car, and that is very different from “no inputs”. (more…)
Nissan Autonomous Drive: Hands-On! original content from Ubergizmo. 
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It’s been just over a week since we roamed the halls of the Makuhari Messe in Japan for the Tokyo Game Show, and we’re already back to take a broader look at tech coming from Japan, from the Sonys and the Panasonics down to the Companies You’ve Never Of. There’s going to be a particular focus on car makers this year, with both Nissan and Toyota promising us some interesting new things and you’ll find everything we discover at the dedicated CEATEC 2013 page.
Filed under: Cellphones, Robots, Wearables, Storage, Science
Now that Nissan’s partially automated Leaf has the proverbial green light to traverse some of Japan’s roadways, we figured we’d place our lives in the hands of various computer systems in order to have one whisk us around a test track at CEATEC. This year’s autonomous Leaf demo was a step up from last year, with our test vehicle trained to not only stay between the lines, but also pause and evaluate the situation when faced with a fellow car.
An on-site representative informed us that off-the-shelf PC components are being used to calculate its motions at the moment, and yes, it’s a Windows-based system underneath (for now, anyway). A suite of prohibitively expensive lasers keep the car from veering outside of its lane, while onboard processing determines whether a stopped or slowed vehicle is passable or not. The company has tested the automated Leaf at speeds as high as 70 kilometers per hour, but we barely broke 15 on the track. Speaking of which, you can catch a bit of footage from our ride just after the break.
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Filed under: Transportation
Nissan is taking its self-driving car to the roads of Japan, securing a street-legal license plate for its autonomous Leaf prototype so that it can begin public testing. The car – which took us for a self-driving spin back in August – uses an amped-up version of Nissan’s Safety Shield technology, and is part of […]
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