He noted however that Nissan and its alliance partners could explore a broader agreement, which might possibly involve Nissan providing self-driving taxi technology to the dominant Chinese ride-hailing service. NICHE MARKETCreating an upscale autonomous taxi service, rather than trying to beat other companies on price, could help Nissan against bigger competitors like Uber, market experts say. The company was an early proponent of self-driving cars, pledging in 2013 that it would market fully autonomous cars in 2020. GM and Daimler AG are building and expanding car- sharing services, and GM has said it plans to launch a self-driving taxi service next year. The company’s expertise in developing real-time user interfaces and payment systems will help give shape to the taxi service platform.

Source: The Express Tribune February 23, 2018 06:22 UTC