YOKOSUKA, Japan – A car that swerves back into lanes on its own and a video system that makes parking a breeze were part of technological features on display by the Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co. The technology that reporters tried out in test drives Monday at a research center outside Tokyo is part of Nissan’s efforts to make driving safer. Similar smart-car features are in the works at most of the world’s top automakers, including Japanese rivals Toyota Motor Corp. (news – web sites) and Honda Motor Co. (news – web sites), as well as General Motors Corp. of the United States and others.
One of the features shown was a more sophisticated version of an existing warning system — already available in Nissan luxury cars in the United States and Japan — that buzzes when the car veers out of the lane.
Ah, so we’ve given up on smart drivers.
