Nissan’s robot cars mimic fish to avoid crashing

October 6, 2009 | Source: Crave

(Nissan)

Nissan’s new Eporo car is designed to move in a group by sharing position and other information for collision avoidance, using laser range finders and ultra-wideband radio to determine distance to obstacles.

It imitates the three rules of fish movement: avoiding crashes, traveling side by side, and keeping close to other members of the school.