Renault-Nissan plans more than 10 self-drive cars

A prototype of the autonomous driving Nissan Leaf is shown at Renault-Nissan Silicon Valley in Sunnyvale, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016. The Renault-Nissan Alliance is entering the race to build autonomous cars with a plan to introduce 10 models capable of temporarily relieving humans of their driving duties on highways and city streets. (AP Photo/Terry Chea)

The alliance between carmakers Renault and Nissan will launch more than 10 cars with self-driving technology over the next four years in the United States, Europe, China and Japan, the partnership‘s leader Carlos Ghosn has said.

The alliance also said it has hired technology executive Ogi Redzic to lead its connected car efforts as senior vice president for connected vehicles and mobility services. Redzic most recently worked at mapping business Nokia Here, overseeing the automotive business group.

Vehicles with self-driving technology will debut this year, said Ghosn, chief executive of Renault and chairman of the Renault-Nissan alliance. The cars will have a feature called “single-lane control” that allows them to drive autonomously on highways without switching lanes.

Renault-Nissan will also launch an app for mobile devices this year that allows users to interact remotely with their cars, such as controlling music or the car‘s temperature.

By 2018, Ghosn said the alliance will start selling vehicles with “multiple-lane control”, meaning they can autonomously change lanes on highways and navigate heavy traffic. By 2020, the alliance will have cars that can drive through city intersections and heavy city traffic on their own.

A prototype of the autonomous driving Nissan Leaf is shown at Renault-Nissan Silicon Valley in Sunnyvale, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016. The Renault-Nissan Alliance is entering the race to build autonomous cars with a plan to introduce 10 models capable of temporarily relieving humans of their driving duties on highways and city streets. (AP Photo/Terry Chea)

The alliance between carmakers Renault and Nissan will launch more than 10 cars with self-driving technology over the next four years in the United States, Europe, China and Japan, the partnership‘s leader Carlos Ghosn has said.

The alliance also said it has hired technology executive Ogi Redzic to lead its connected car efforts as senior vice president for connected vehicles and mobility services. Redzic most recently worked at mapping business Nokia Here, overseeing the automotive business group.

Vehicles with self-driving technology will debut this year, said Ghosn, chief executive of Renault and chairman of the Renault-Nissan alliance. The cars will have a feature called “single-lane control” that allows them to drive autonomously on highways without switching lanes.

Renault-Nissan will also launch an app for mobile devices this year that allows users to interact remotely with their cars, such as controlling music or the car‘s temperature.

By 2018, Ghosn said the alliance will start selling vehicles with “multiple-lane control”, meaning they can autonomously change lanes on highways and navigate heavy traffic. By 2020, the alliance will have cars that can drive through city intersections and heavy city traffic on their own.