Leaf completes 230 mile autonomous drive

[malcolm]

Nissan Leaf completed the UK's longest and most complex autonomous journey - HumanDrive

The Grand Drive journey was successfully completed on 28th November 2019, with two engineers on board and monitoring the vehicle’s actions at all times. Both were fully trained to conduct autonomous vehicle testing, with one behind the wheel and ready to take control if required, and the second supervising the car’s control and monitoring systems. The Grand Drive journey was also conducted with the knowledge and support of all relevant highway authorities.

No details on the number of disengagements.

 

[Huskyf]

Nissan Leaf completed the UK's longest and most complex autonomous journey - HumanDrive



No details on the number of disengagements.

And no video of that

 

[diplomat33]

And no video of that

I did find this video that gives more details.

 

[clydeiii]

Cool. When can we buy one that drives itself, for a price similar to a Tesla?

 

[diplomat33]

Cool. When can we buy one that drives itself, for a price similar to a Tesla?

I am sure it will happen "soon" when they determine it is safe enough. They have to finish testing first.

 

[MrBadger]

I just watched that and noticed it featured someone that I worked on a project with. It wouldn't be fair for me guess what their involvement was, but lets say, it wouldn't surprise me if the route had been meticulously modeled.

 

[emmz0r]

How can it complete a drive that is way longer than the battery is capable of?

 

[alanbyvale]

If you search for Mobileye on youtube you will see how the system works. From memory they have mapping six million kilometres per hour from their motor partners and have mapped virtually all of Europe. Their channel shows a car being driven in heavy traffic avoiding opening doors and poorly parking cars as well as aggressively making a turn as a human would do. It does show that Tesla's FSD has a long way to go yet.

 

[MrBadger]

How can it complete a drive that is way longer than the battery is capable of?

It could be disengaged for charging stops