VIDEO: Nissan develops ProPILOT autonomous chair to spare people from the hassle of standing in line

In a bid to spare people from the hassle of standing in line, Nissan has revealed the newly-developed ProPILOT Chair. Named after the company’s flagship autonomous driving technology available on the new Serena, the carmaker’s latest creation should appeal to those who have had to queue for hours outside a crowded restaurant.

The ProPILOT Chair detects and automatically follows the chair ahead of it, maintaining a fixed distance and travelling along a set path. This functionality is similar to that offered on the Serena, which is capable of maintaining a safe distance behind the car ahead, and ensuring that the vehicle remains in the centre of the lane.

Therefore, the technology helps to eliminate the tedium and physical strain of being in a queue. Nissan will ensure that the ProPILOT Chair undergoes plenty of real-world testing, and the best way to do that is for restaurants to submit their applications to use the chairs by tweeting their name and webpage along with the hashtags #NissanProPilotChair #Wanted. For all other Twitter users, the recommended hashtag is #NissanProPilotChair.

According to the Japanese carmaker, the ProPILOT seats will appear at selected restaurants in 2017. For those who want to try out the chairs now, five units will be featured at a gallery exhibit at Nissan’s Global Headquarters in Yokohama from September 29 through October 2.

Nissan has previously revealed the Intelligent Parking Chair, which takes advantage of its Intelligent Parking Assist technology, freeing workers from the troublesome task of arranging chairs after a meeting or at the end of a work day. If the high-tech ProPILOT chairs do make it to Malaysia, what locations/restaurants do you think they should be placed at? Let us know in the comments section below.

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Originating from the corporate world with a background in finance and economics, Gerard’s strong love for cars led him to take the plunge into the automotive media industry. It was only then did he realise that there are more things to a car than just horsepower count.

 

Comments

  • inb4 skynet chair kirr pipu

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  • Lee Kum Kee on Sep 27, 2016 at 7:06 pm

    Please develop your GT-R first. Current one too long in the tooth.

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  • Retro School on Sep 27, 2016 at 8:20 pm

    Just use a wheelchair if people don’t have the physical capability to stand in line. Contrary to initial perceptions, I believe this rubbish ‘innovation’ is going to be used especially by ‘hip but lazy’ gen y bums instead of by elderly folks.

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  • Das Auto on Sep 27, 2016 at 8:52 pm

    Might as well bring them straight into the shop or etc.

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  • advanced technology, but people will get fat faster + more lazy.

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  • orang biasa on Sep 27, 2016 at 11:52 pm

    No bad invention for car. Another safety feature. Hope nissan can implement to all car models.

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  • Ah Kow on Sep 28, 2016 at 8:39 am

    It will be freaking scary if this thing malfunction during the night in our house. Worse if you’re alone

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