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Nissan tests all-electric LEAF self-driving car at NASA facility

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The Nissan LEAF vehicle is equipped with cameras, sensors and cellular data networking.It uses robotics software originally developed for Ames’ K-10 and K-REX planetary rovers to operate autonomously.

With the help from NASA space technology, automaker Nissan has successfully test-driven its all-electric, driverless car at NASA’s Ames Research Centre in California this week that will help scientists send self-driving vehicles on deeper space missions.

Nissan’s all-electric LEAF performed safe autonomous drives across the Ames centre  in the presence of Carlos Ghosn, chairman and CEO of Nissan and Jose Munoz, chairman of Nissan North America, NASA said in a statement.

The drive demonstrations were conducted with the Nissan representatives as well as Ames’ Director Eugene Tu and associate director Steven Zornetzer.

The Nissan LEAF vehicle is equipped with cameras, sensors and cellular data networking.It uses robotics software originally developed for Ames’ K-10 and K-REX planetary rovers to operate autonomously.

“This is not only a demonstration of the transfer of space technology to industry but also the application of their research back to our space technology, with additional uses for our unmanned aircraft systems research here at Ames,” said Tu.

“This is a perfect example of technology literally driving exploration and enabling future space missions,” he added.

Last year, the US space agency and the automaker Nissan announced a five-year partnership to build self-driving, zero-emission autonomous cars for earth- and eventually space.

The partnership allows researchers to develop and test autonomy algorithms, concepts and integrated prototypes for a variety of vehicular transport applications.

Nissan is already testing cars that can navigate urban environments on their own.

The effort can develop technology that will be put to use in passenger vehicles here on Earth and rovers on planets.

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