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PITCH-R ROBOT
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NISSAN INTELLIGENT MOBILITY MEETS FOOTBALL
AT UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL KYIV 2018
Nissan, an official sponsor of the UEFA
Champions League Final Kyiv 2018,
showcased an innovative technology
to encourage and excite grassroots
football with the world debut of Pitch-R,
an autonomous robot that uses Nissan’s
ProPILOT driver assistance technology to
create a football pitch wherever there’s
space. With onboard four-camera vision, GPS
location tracking and collision avoidance
systems, Pitch-R draws lines on grass, tarmac
or gravel with eco-friendly dissolvable paint.
The whole process can take less than 20
minutes.
ProPILOT is a key part of Nissan Intelligent
Mobility, the company’s vision for changing
how cars are driven, powered and integrated
into society. Nissan recently started
delivering the new Nissan LEAF, the icon
of Nissan Intelligent Mobility, in Europe.
More than 34,000 European customers have
chosen the 100% electric new LEAF, which
has earned a 5-star safety rating from the
European New Car Assessment Programme.
Nissan also showcased a world-first
prototype technology in Kyiv that will
enable cars to learn from their drivers. The
company’s Brain-to-Vehicle system interprets
the driver’s brain waves to predict what
actions they intend to take next.
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For example, by recognizing whether
a driver is about to brake or turn, the
technology enables a vehicle to initiate the
action between 0.2 and 0.5 seconds earlier.
This increases safety and comfort for drivers,
giving them more confidence. The UEFA
Champions League Final in Kyiv marked
Nissan’s fourth year as an official sponsor
of the competition. The partnership was
recently extended to the next cycle 2018-
2021.
Nissan’s engagement with grassroots
football also includes support to programs
that help young people not currently in
education or training.
The purpose is to harness the power of
football to create a fairer society and
brighten the futures of young people across
Europe. The program is operating in both
France and the U.K. through a partnership
with the UEFA Foundation for Children and
StreetFootballWorld.
Nissan used the UEFA Champions League
Final Kyiv 2018 to inspire seven young
people from two grassroots organizations
– Sports Dans La Ville (France) and Street
League (U.K.). Nissan gave them the chance
to attend the final and meet UEFA football
players.
About Nissan in Europe
Nissan has one of the most
comprehensive European presences
of any overseas manufacturer,
employing more than 17,000 staff
across locally-based design, research
& development, manufacturing,
logistics and sales & marketing
operations. Last year Nissan plants in
the UK, Spain and Russia produced
more than 660,000 vehicles
including award-winning crossovers,
commercial vehicles and the Nissan
LEAF, the world’s most popular
electric vehicle. Pursuing a goal of
zero emissions and zero fatalities on
the road, Nissan is leading the field
with its vision of Intelligent Mobility.
Designed to guide Nissan’s product
and technology pipeline, this 360
degree approach to the future of
mobility will anchor critical company
decisions around how cars are
powered, how cars are driven, and
how cars integrate into society. Nissan
is positioned to become the most
desirable Asian brand in Europe.
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