BIZ BAHRAIN JAN-FEB 2018

Interview | Y.K Almoayyed & Sons
system designed to always keep you
connected to your family and friends.
However, this was only the first step of
creating connected cars. Advances in
artificial intelligence are making vehicles
smarter, more responsive and better at
making decisions in a variety of driving
environments. As we are moving towards
a new era and Nissan has announced to
launch a fully autonomous vehicle within
the next years, cars have to know exactly
how to handle unpredictable situations.
Therefore, Nissan has developed a
seamless autonomous mobility system,
known as SAM. SAM is able to help cars
overcome obstacles such as car accidents
or roadblocks. If an autonomous vehicle
is moving towards an unforeseen
obstacle, it will automatically stop and
contact a mobility manager via satellite,
who will be able to look at the situation
on the road through the data the car has
shared via its sensors and cameras and
create a safe path for the car around the
obstacle. After the solution has been
found, the car sends the information to
other vehicles. Once this technology has
been fully developed and is ready to be
implemented it will change the industry
and ensure a safer driving experience.
The X-trail offers
“Intelligent Rear View
Mirror” which assists
the driver’s rear view
mirror visibility through
a built-in LCD monitor
displaying images from
a camera mounted on
the rear of the vehicle.
A great example of Nissan’s
connected car and vision is the new
Nissan LEAF. The Nissan LEAF links
drivers, vehicles and communities
through the user-friendly NissanConnect
feature and systems that share power
between electric vehicles and homes,
buildings and power grids.
Using vehicle-to-home systems, the
battery makes it possible to store surplus
solar power during the daytime and then
use it to help power the home in the
evening. The customer can also recharge
the battery in the middle of the night,
when prices are lowest in some markets,
and then use the electricity during the
day to reduce energy costs.
In some countries with vehicle-togrid
systems, Nissan LEAF owners can
get incentives from energy companies to
improve power grid stability by absorbing
demand fluctuation. A newly designed
interface on the Nissan LEAF smartphone
app allows users to monitor the vehicle’s
state of charge, schedule charging to
benefit from optimal energy tariffs, find
the nearest charging station, and pre-heat
or cool the car before getting in.
What are the new technologies that
your brands have adopted in terms
of improving vehicle performance,
efficiency, safety etc.?
The final pillar of Nissan Intelligent
Mobility is Intelligent Driving and the
best example would be the features
available in the 2018 year model X-trail.
The X-trail offers “Intelligent Rear View
Mirror” which assists the driver’s rear
view mirror visibility through a built-in
LCD monitor displaying images from
a camera mounted on the rear of the
vehicle. This feature is a great example
of Intelligent Driving promoting safety
and efficiency.
A great futuristic example that
combines all 3 pillars of Nissan
Intelligent Mobility would be the IMX
Concept Car which was recently revealed
during Tokyo Motor Show 2017. The IMX
carries features that enable a car to be
intelligent enough to provide people
with a fully autonomous electric vehicle
driving experience and that’s the vision
our company is heading towards.
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