Nissan Pivo 2 Electric Car Has Robot Navigator
Writing by Conner Flynn on Sunday, 28 of October , 2007 at 11:32 pm
The 40th Tokyo Motor Show kicked off on Oct. 26th and one of the neatest concept cars being shown is the Nissan Pivo 2 electric car. It definitely has a few features that make it stand out. For starters, it’s wheels rotate 90 degrees, allowing the battery-powered vehicle to be driven sideways. I think we saw that in Minority Report. The cabin itself can rotate a full 360 degrees, making parallel parking a breeze and eliminating the need for a reverse gear all together.
As cool as those features are, it just wouldn’t be complete without a decapitated PaPeRo Robot head slapped on the dash to act as your navigator, speaking English and Japanese. We told you about NEC’s cute PaPeRo back in August, when it had aspirations of becoming a blogger. Well, judging by the head being removed from it’s pudgy body, I’m guessing that didn’t work out.
In his current incarnation PaPeRo will be able to sense the mental state of drivers by analyzing voice and face image data. The voice-activated navigation is designed to soothe stressed drivers through making robot small talk. I just wish the interior didn’t look like a kid’s toy.
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