When it comes to creating technologically advanced features, car manufacturers can only get so far on their own. Most companies are made up of automotive engineers who simply don’t have enough expertise to make new systems such as a self-driving car, at least on their own. That’s why partnerships with other corporations are so important for producing growth within the industry, as they allow for more complex ideas to be added. Nissan recently partnered with several companies to create autonomous vehicles by 2020.

 

Beginning with a Microsoft partnership in late September, Nissan has continued to push the upper boundaries of car design with their own 300-person tech startup, named Alliance Connected Vehicle and Mobility Services. This group will be conducting research in three major areas: software development, cloud engineering and data analytics. These three have been targeted as the biggest areas that need to be expanded in order to produce self-driving cars, which Nissan plans to launch 12 of by 2020.

Software development is understandably the most important area, as a car’s onboard computer needs to be able to properly use all its features.

 

Additionally, software is the “driver” of a self-driving car, scanning the road and constantly making adjustments. Cloud engineering and data analytics go hand in hand, as terabytes of data collected from different systems must be processed and examined in order for autonomous cars to “learn” how to drive.  To accelerate both of these, Nissan will be working with the firm Sylpheo as well as the Microsoft Azure cloud platform.

 

Nissan is always improving its features through these partnerships, and it shows in cars like the Leaf and Altima. Come test drive our advanced cars at Cardinale Nissan, and you can also find our inventory online at www.cardinalenissan.com.

 

 

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