With Tuesday’s announcement, the company has laid out its first concrete plan to get those vehicles on the road. Nissan is ahead of the other major Japanese auto makers in offering a self-driving taxi service. But its plan to introduce the service by the early 2020s puts it behind some other car makers. In Nissan’s case, that means a sizable contingent of humans in addition to the robot controlling the steering wheel. Initially, Nissan will put two Leaf electric cars, equipped with an array of cameras and sensors, on the road in Yokohama, near its headquarters.

Source: Wall Street Journal December 05, 2017 02:26 UTC