Infiniti Q50 to Debut World-First Autonomous Tech

The Infiniti Q50 will debut a new driver-assistance system that will allow for hands-off driving later this year.

Exclusive to the Japanese market at this stage, the Q50 – sold in its home region as the Nissan Skyline – will get an enhanced ProPilot technology suite (dubbed ProPilot 2.0) that uses the vehicle's navigation system to assist drivers on the highway over a pre-determined route.

Nissan says the technology is "designed for on-ramp to off-rap (ramp-to-ramp) highway driving", and will assist the driver travelling on a multi-lane highway with overtaking, lane diversions and lane exiting.

"The new ProPILOT also enables hands-off driving while cruising in a given lane. When the vehicle approaches a road divide, or when passing a slower vehicle is possible, the system judges the appropriate timing of branching off or passing based on information from the navigation system and 360-degree sensing," the company says in its press release.

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