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Nissan Nissan calls it hands-on-wheel technology, but
it uses a camera mounted behind the rearview
mirror to recognize the painted lines marking the
Car manufacturers call it the democratization of
lane and then keeps the Rogue in the center of the
technology when it filters down from expensive
lane. It only works when lanes are clearly marked;
luxury nameplates to more affordable vehicles.
but when that’s the case, it will even steer Rogue
Nissan offers an ideal example of that concept on its
through curves. ProPILOT only engages when the
2018 Nissan Rogue. It features – in fact, it’s the first
adaptive cruise control is on, which also maintains
Nissan to feature – the Nissan ProPILOT Assist system.
a safe distance from the vehicle in front of it. When
To qualify, a buyer must opt for the top grade Rogue,
necessary, the adaptive cruise will bring Rogue to
but it still costs less than $35,000.
a full stop and then accelerate when traffic begins
moving again. ProPILOT will also be available on the
2018 Nissan Leaf.

By Russ Heaps
Russ Heaps has been covering the
automotive industry since 1986. His car
reviews and analysis have appeared in
newspapers, magazines and the Internet.
He is a charter member of GAAMA, the
Greater Atlanta Automotive Media
Association.

Audi

hen listening to the experts on
Traffic Jam Assist (TJA) is what Audi calls its low-
speed autonomous system including both self Wfuture mobility, you will hear
braking and acceleration, as well as hands-free three central topics: electrification, car
steering within a lane. For speeds of 37 miles per sharing and self driving. Today these
hour or less, TJA works in conjunction with the are the three legs of the future-mobility
adaptive cruise control with stop & go to do the
driving for short periods (15 seconds or so). This stool. Of course, technology is moving at
is the system found in the 2016 A4 and Q7. It is a breakneck speed; so, this could all change
Level 2 system. tomorrow. But, as of now, these are the
targets.
Coming in the 2018 A8, though, will be Audi’s Level
3 Traffic Jam Assist. Although the driver will still be Virtually every carmaker is working on some
ultimately responsible for what the car does, it will sort of autonomous technology. Adaptive cruise
be able to take full command of the car at speeds control that maintains a preset distance from the
up to 35 mph, as long as certain criteria are met. car in front of it, and lane-departure warning that
Like Cadillac’s Super Cruise, the advanced TJA will sounds an alert when the car drifts out of its lane
monitor the driver’s level of concentration. The are technologies available
system will also ensure the A8 is on a limited-access in a wide range of cars.
road with sufficient lane markings. In addition They are also a couple
to the sensors and cameras widely used with all of the building blocks to
autonomous systems, the A8 will also employ a fully autonomous vehicles
laser scanner with a 145-degree field of view. (AVs).
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