Nissan and NASA Establish A Partnership To Advance Autonomous Car Technology

     Japanese automaker company Nissan announced a partnership with NASA on Thursday to improve the technology of autonomous vehicles. The partnership has been established to last 5 years with the purpose of eventually applying autonomous systems to commercial vehicles. NASA researchers will be working in Silicon Valley with Nissan's research unit. The team hopes to create vehicles that can brake themselves when they are about to crash with no need for the driver's intervention, self-parking vehicles, and in the most advanced phases cars without need for a driver all together, although many obstacles must be overcome before these vehicles will be found on public roads. According to Nissan Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn "The partnership brings together the best and brightest of NASA and Nissan and validates our investments in Silicon Valley."