A new driver-assistance technology, currently in development, uses highly accurate real-time information about the vehicle’s surroundings to greatly improve collision avoidance. Nissan’s technology, called Ground Truth Perception, incorporates information from next-generation high-performance lidar, radar, and cameras.
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The technology can detect the shape and distance of objects, as well as the structure of the area around the vehicle, in real-time with high accuracy. Using this information, it is possible for the vehicle to immediately analyze the current situation, and determine automatically to perform the required collision avoidance maneuvers.
Moreover, the technology can also detect distant slow cars and road obstacles and execute lane changes accordingly. Importantly, the technology can also provide more support to drivers in areas where detailed map information is not available.
Takao Asami, the senior vice president who leads global research and development, said: “Nissan has pioneered many advanced driver assistance technologies. As we look at the future of autonomous driving, we believe that the most important thing is to give owners a high level of confidence in the safety of their vehicles.
“We believe that the ground truth perception technology we are developing will make a significant contribution to vehicle owner confidence, reduced traffic accidents, and the future of autonomous driving.”
Nissan has partnered with leading companies to research and develop this technology. Next-generation lidar is an important element, and Nissan is partnering with Luminar1, the world’s leading technology to incorporate it into Nissan’s systems.
In the field of advanced collision avoidance control, the development of highly accurate verification techniques in a digital environment is critical. To this end, Nissan is partnering with Applied Intuition2, which has state-of-the-art analog technology.
According to its long-term vision “Nissan Ambition 2030”, Nissan is working hard to develop vehicle control technology that aims to significantly reduce accidents by leveraging next-generation lidar technology.
Furthermore, Nissan believes that in the coming era of autonomous driving, driver-assistance technologies that can avoid highly complex accidents will be crucial. Nissan aims to complete the development of its ground-truth perception technology by the mid-2020s, which will be available first on select new models and on nearly all new models by fiscal 2030.
