Nissan to test autonomous cars in London

Japanese car maker Nissan is to begin its first real-world demonstrations of autonomous cars in London in February. Passengers, including government officials and technical and safety experts, will be given the opportunity to experience and test the technology in a live environment in a modified Nissan Leaf. These will be the first demonstrations of Nissan’s autonomous drive technology on public roads in Europe and follows recent announcements that both the refreshed Qashqai and the new Leaf, both coming
January 16, 2017 Read time: 1 min
Japanese car maker 838 Nissan is to begin its first real-world demonstrations of autonomous cars in London in February. Passengers, including government officials and technical and safety experts, will be given the opportunity to experience and test the technology in a live environment in a modified Nissan Leaf.

These will be the first demonstrations of Nissan’s autonomous drive technology on public roads in Europe and follows recent announcements that both the refreshed Qashqai and the new Leaf, both coming soon, will be equipped with autonomous drive technology to enable single lane autonomous driving on motorways.
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