Nissan ups the ante in ‘self-drive’ car design safety

Nissan has launched a suite of semi-autonomous driving functions for its vehicles, stressing they are intended to assist and not replace drivers, just two weeks after similar technology in another maker’s car was involved in a fatal crash.

Japan’s second-ranked carmaker said its ProPilot programme can drive a vehicle on single-lane motorways and navigate congestion.

It said the feature will first appear on a Serena minivan model on sale in Japan from next month.