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NASA and Nissan Are Building a Self-Driving Car For Cities… and Space

NASA and Nissan just announced a five-year partnership in the development of a self-driving car that will not only tackle city streets but also alien planets. Most of the research will take place in Silicon Valley, where both organizations already have research facilities. And believe it or not, NASA wants to learn from Nissan. Obviously,…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Jan 9

Crazy people put car inside giant inflatable ball, roll it down a hill

This is fun and I don’t care it was made by the car manufacturer. I care that someone was crazy enough to think about putting a freaking car inside one of those giant inflatable balls—called Zorbs, apparently, perhaps the biggest ever made—and then pushed it down a hill. I only wish they put people inside.…

Sploid Jesus Diaz Oct 27

Google’s Self-Driving Car Is the Future We Need

In the aftermath of Google’s unexpected unveiling of its very own steering wheel-free cutemobile, the internet is dripping again with opinions about self-driving cars. Some say they’ll save us. Some say they’re doomed. But really, we’re all after the same thing: a better way to get around. And right now, self-driving cars are the most…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes May 29

Nissan’s Smart Rearview Mirror Isn’t Blinded By Passengers or Cargo

Have you ever been hesitant to over-pack a vehicle with luggage or passengers because it would obscure the sightline for your rearview mirror? Nissan’s Smart rearview mirror solves that problem by alternately displaying a live video feed from a camera mounted on the back of the vehicle. Rearview cameras of course aren’t new in the…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Feb 28

You Can Cradle This 3-Cylinder Engine Like an 88-Pound, 400 HP Baby

An engine this small should, by conventional logic, not be this powerful. But, somehow, it is. And at this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans, Nissan plans to see just how well its under-sized, over-powered hybrid engine prototype handles auto racings’s most grueling challenge. The minuscule engine is known as the DIG-T R. It’s an…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Jan 29

This Could Be the Biggest Amazon Package Ever

Amazon is well-known for its habit of delivering small items in gigantic packages. But this parcel has to be perhaps the biggest that Bezos & Co. have ever had to ship. There are two plausible theories. The first is that lurking beneath that brown cardboard is a car. No, really: last September, Amazon and Nissan…

Commerce Jamie Condliffe Jan 7

What’s Keeping Self-Driving Cars Off the Road?

It’s easy to see how self-driving cars would benefit society. Traffic jams gone. Accidents reduced. Leisure time increased! These are all good things. But there are a number of bad things that are keeping self-driving cars from taking over. What’s the hold up? https://gizmodo.com/why-you-shouldnt-be-too-quick-to-cheer-self-driving-car-5974608 Before diving into the details of the challenges facing self-driving cars,…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Oct 24

Now Nokia and Mercedes Are Trying to Build a Self-Driving Car

Self-driving cars stand to be the next piece of technology that shakes the foundations of modern life. It’s not hard to see why—it’s basically science fiction come to life. Since it seems like everybody wants to be involved, news that Mercedes and Nokia were teaming up didn’t come as a huge surprise. The German automaker…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Sep 10

Nissan’s Biometric Smartwatch Monitors the Health of You and Your Car

Car maker Nissan has joined the burgeoning smartwatch scene, announcing that it’s created a biometric reader to combine personal health stats with those of your… car. So you can track man and machine from the same device. The Nismo Watch has been created to work in conjunction with the systems inside its sporty Nismo series…

Gadgets Gary Cutlack - Gizmodo UK Sep 9

Nissan Wants Self-Driving to Be a $1000 Car Upgrade by 2020

Nissan got bold on Tuesday afternoon by announcing plans to build and, more notably, sell an affordable self-driving car by 2020. And when Nissan say affordable, it means it. The company estimates the cost of upgrading a luxury sedan to a luxury autonomous sedan will be just $1,000. https://jalopnik.com/what-its-like-to-ride-around-in-nissans-autonomous-ca-1208520128 This is a bold move for…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Aug 27

Nissan uses iconoclast Stormtroopers to shill their new car

In the west, we generally buy Star Wars things. In Japan, they use Star Wars to sell things. The Galactic Empire has shilled plenty of Japanese products over the years, and their newest campaign is this shockingly cool commercial series for the Nissan Juke mini-SUV. As you can see from the video above, the Juke…

io9 Rob Bricken Aug 27

Self-Healing iPhone Cases Could Save Your Clumsy Ass

If you’re a clumsy, phone-dropping fool, you either have a very scratched phone or a very scratched phone case. But this scratch-proof case from Nissan (yes, that Nissan) saves the klutzes of this world from their fumbling. The new phone cases are based on technology developed by Nissan and the University of Tokyo back in…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Jan 16

Two-Way Charger For Nissan Leafs Means Your Home Can be Charged by Your Car

Nissan’s poky little electric Leaf car will be able to power your home in the case of a blackout, via a new two-way charging system called Leaf to Home, an idea that originated from March’s Fukushima disaster. The country is still being affected by the Fukushima fallout, with areas still going through occasional power shortages.…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Aug 3

Spotify Will Stream its First Live Gig in April

Here’s a money-making idea for music-streaming apps—accept a big chunk of change from corporate sponsors (in this case, Nissan), to stream a live broadcast. Not that the gig, which will be recorded in London on April 5th, will offer up anything worth listening to…unless you like La Roux, Delphic, The Naked and Famous and Pony…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Mar 24

Nissan Has Turned Real-Life Driving Into an Environmentally-Friendly Game

If you weren’t impressed with the Nissan Leaf‘s all-electric engine, maybe you’ll at least raise an eyebrow at this Xbox-esque achievement system Nissan worked into the Leaf’s software, which ranks your energy efficiency against other owners. In addition to comparing the amount of miles you can travel for every kilowatt hour consumed, it will also…

Tech News Adrian Covert Dec 28

Someone Finally Gets Their Hands on the Nissan Leaf IRL

At long last, Nissan delivered the first Nissan Leaf to a lucky San Francisco resident. Limited runs of the electric car, which has a 116 mile range on a single charge, will roll out in five states over the next year as Nissan ramps up for the full launch in 2012. [Gearlog] https://gizmodo.com/nissan-leaf-will-initially-be-available-in-only-five-st-5597851

Tech News Adrian Covert Dec 13

Apple’s Strangling iAds With Creative Control

Apple’s iAd platform is here, but the advertisements themselves are still few and far between. According to the WSJ, Apple’s desire to closely control the creation of the ads has slowed their arrival. https://gizmodo.com/apple-hates-ads-unless-theyre-the-ones-selling-them-5558561 WSJ notes that of the 17 partners Apple named at launch, only two, Unilever and Nissan, had iAds for the greater…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Aug 16

Nissan Leaf Will Initially Be Available In Only Five States

The Leaf, Nissan’s all-electric vehicle priced at $32,780, will be released in Washington, Oregon, California, Arizona, and Tennesee as early as this December. https://gizmodo.com/nissans-leaf-gets-its-tailpipe-chopped-off-in-the-name-5329008 These states belong to the EV project, the largest global electric vehicle and infrastructure organization which collects EV performance data for varying terrain and climate conditions. Texas and Hawaii will be…

Tech News Christina Bonnington Jul 27

Nissan’s Optimum Driving Experience Means You Are Comfortable, Stress-Free… And Moisturized

But with seat details like an articulated back rest, three-layered padding, and leg rests that can rise up a la your favorite La-Z-Boy, it sounds like it would make a better napping experience. Taking a distinct departure from the green tech and energy saving campaigns of competitors like Honda and Toyota, Nissan has decided to…

Tech News Christina Bonnington Jul 22

iAds Are Here Today. This Is What They Look Like.

One of iOS4’s tentpole features—right up there with multitasking and folders—launches today. It’s called iAd, and it’s coming to hog your screen and your bandwidth. Here’s what one of the first looks like. https://gizmodo.com/iphone-os-4-0-the-best-new-features-5512635 This walkthrough of a Nissan Leaf iAd is itself a bit of a plug for Leaf and for iAds, which is…

Tech News Brian Barrett Jul 1

NASA and Nissan Are Building a Self-Driving Car For Cities… and Space

Crazy people put car inside giant inflatable ball, roll it down a hill

Google’s Self-Driving Car Is the Future We Need

Nissan’s Smart Rearview Mirror Isn’t Blinded By Passengers or Cargo

You Can Cradle This 3-Cylinder Engine Like an 88-Pound, 400 HP Baby

This Could Be the Biggest Amazon Package Ever

What’s Keeping Self-Driving Cars Off the Road?

Now Nokia and Mercedes Are Trying to Build a Self-Driving Car

Nissan’s Biometric Smartwatch Monitors the Health of You and Your Car

Nissan Wants Self-Driving to Be a $1000 Car Upgrade by 2020

Nissan uses iconoclast Stormtroopers to shill their new car

Self-Healing iPhone Cases Could Save Your Clumsy Ass

Two-Way Charger For Nissan Leafs Means Your Home Can be Charged by Your Car

Spotify Will Stream its First Live Gig in April

Nissan Has Turned Real-Life Driving Into an Environmentally-Friendly Game

Someone Finally Gets Their Hands on the Nissan Leaf IRL

Apple’s Strangling iAds With Creative Control

Nissan Leaf Will Initially Be Available In Only Five States

Nissan’s Optimum Driving Experience Means You Are Comfortable, Stress-Free… And Moisturized

iAds Are Here Today. This Is What They Look Like.

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