Nissan's next car will learn to read you the thought

Nissan's next car will learn to read you the thought

The Japanese manufacturer will present at CES in Las Vegas a new technology that will directly communicate the brain and vehicle

We talk about vehicle-to-vehicle communication (V2V) and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) as means by which to develop autonomous driving, but Nissan wants to take another step and take to the CES of Las Vegas an unprecedented technology: the Brain-to-vehicle (B2V), by the That the car will be able to read the driver's thought.

It sounds like science fiction, but the Japanese brand already has a functional prototype that will lead to the appointment. The system is based on the reading of the signals emitted by the brain when driving, mapeándolas and attaching to the movements (turns, braking, etc.) to be carried out by the driver.

In this way, the system can anticipate the pilot himself, reading directly from his brain what he will do next and activating the vehicle's assistance systems so that the action takes place in a more rapid and precise way. Nissan estimates that the movements are between two and five tenths faster, something very useful in dangerous situations that could involve an accident.

In fact, the system interprets the driver's reactions, knowing when he agrees with the help provided and when he is not happy with the result. Thus, if the second case is given, the B2V learns what has failed to assist in a more consistent way to the driver's liking next time. This would also have application in a driving mode 100% autonomous, as the car would adapt its mode of operation according to the reactions that are captured in the passengers.

"When most people think of autonomous driving, they have a very impersonal view of the future, in which humans give up control in favor of machines. B2V does exactly the opposite, using the signals from his own brain to make driving even more exciting, "summarizes Daniele Schillaci, executive vice president of Nissan.