Nissan will unveil its new robotic prototype, Eporo

The relentless drive of the Japanese company to develop new safety technologies never ceases to surprise us. Let us recall that last year its BR23C prototype impressed us greatly thanks to the extraordinary simulation of the anti-collision capabilities of the bumblebee.

And now the Japanese manufacturer is preparing to give a demonstration at CEATEC of its new robotic car called Eporo, which has been designed to travel in a group by following the behavioural patterns of a school of fish when avoiding obstacles without colliding with one another.

As the information provided by the company explains, fish generally recognise their surroundings through their lateral line and their sight, and form schools by following three behavioural rules. For the lateral sense, a laser locator has been used, while for the sense of sight, ultra-wideband communication technology is employed.

Behavioural rules of fish:

Collision avoidance, changing trajectory without colliding with other fish.

Group movement, allows travelling in a group with other fish while maintaining a certain distance between them (so as to travel at the same speed).

Cohesion, the fish moves towards other fish that are located at a certain distance.

As you may notice, this brief analysis helps us understand the functionality this new technology could have in the cars of the future, since keeping a group of vehicles organised in this way is a real challenge.

Six units of the prototype will be in charge of showcasing the technology developed by the Japanese company.

Source | Nissan