Nissan heads to Europe with its self-driving Leaf

Want to check out an autonomous Leaf on the road?

Head on over to London!

After tests in Japan and the US, Nissan is letting its self-driving Leaf loose on British roads.

The Leaf's equipment includes laser scanners, radar, cameras and a unique interface.

You shouldn't expect the Leaf to sprout (get it?) self-driving capabilities, though.

Nissan is waiting until the next generation of Leaf to roll out its ProPilot system in the US.

ProPilot keeps the vehicle in its lane on the highway without driver input.

In 2018, Nissan will release a system that does what ProPilot does, but with lane-change capacities, too.

In 2020, it hopes to have a vehicle that can autonomously navigate urban roads and intersections.

Until then, let's hope the tech required to grant autonomy won't be so... obvious.

LONDON (Feb. 27, 2017) – As part of its commitment to creating a zero-emission, zero-fatality future for mobility, Nissan today showed to the media its real-world testing of next generation autonomous drive prototype vehicles taking place in the east of London.

LONDON (Feb. 27, 2017) – As part of its commitment to creating a zero-emission, zero-fatality future for mobility, Nissan today showed to the media its real-world testing of next generation autonomous drive prototype vehicles taking place in the east of London.

LONDON (Feb. 27, 2017) – As part of its commitment to creating a zero-emission, zero-fatality future for mobility, Nissan today showed to the media its real-world testing of next generation autonomous drive prototype vehicles taking place in the east of London.

LONDON (Feb. 27, 2017) – As part of its commitment to creating a zero-emission, zero-fatality future for mobility, Nissan today showed to the media its real-world testing of next generation autonomous drive prototype vehicles taking place in the east of London.