Nissan to offer new ADAS for its cars in 2027 or early 2028

Nissan just announced its plans to introduce new driving assistance to its cars in fiscal year 2027 (meaning sometime in 2027 or early 2028) in collaboration with Wayve. This UK-based startup secured investment from tech goliaths like Nvidia, Microsoft, Softbank Group, and Uber. The ADAS, known as ProPilot, has several key advantages over other solutions on the market.

The new system is being prepared to enter mass production in 2027. It will be rated as a Level 2 system, meaning it can steer, brake, and perform almost all driving tasks, but not without the driver's supervision.

What's interesting about Wayve's tech is that it's self-learning, not rules-based. The approach is similar to Tesla's and doesn't require HD maps. It just uses standard cameras and radars that help the system make decisions on the spot and learn as it goes. That makes it particularly appealing to automakers as it's a low-cost and efficient ADAS solution.

Moreover, the company plans to sell its Embodied AI to other automakers and tech companies, and it's not tied to a specific hardware either. Even though the ProPilot system currently works with Nvidia's Orin chips, the CEO says it can run on pretty much every GPU.

Unfortunately, Nissan's press release is pretty vague and doesn't say which models will get the new ADAS, so we will have to wait for more info. There's still some time until 2027.

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