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Nissan's CES Keynote video with Carlos Ghosn
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Published on 8 Dec 2017
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Renault-Nissan Alliance Chairman and CEO Carlos Ghosn revealed several technologies and partnerships at Nissan's debut at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2017 held in Las Vegas.
00:01 Renault F1 Team - RS25 Engine sing "We Are The Champions"
00:10 Thank you.
00:11 Thank you, Gary.
00:12 Congratulation on 50 years of the Consumer Electronics Show.
00:16 It's amazing.
00:17 In recent years, CES has started looking more and more like a motor show.
00:22 The reverse is also true: motor shows are increasingly becoming technology
showcases.
00:28 Automakers once competed to unveil the most attractive appealing vehicles.
00:33 We must still deliver on this classic expectation but now we are also
competing to introduce new breakthrough technologies.
00:40 This is just one of the many changes our industry is undergoing.
00:45 The disruptive triangle of autonomous drive technology, electric vehicles,
connected cars and services mean we will see more change in the next 10 years than we did
in the last 50.
00:59 And it's why I cannot, and nobody can really foresee in detail the future
of our industry.
01:07 But four predictions from industry analysts tell a little bit the story of
where we are heading.
01:14 By 2030, 15% of new vehicles sold could be fully autonomous, eyes-off,
hands-free driving.
01:23 No cars have been sold yet commercially with this capability.
01:28 In 2030, electric cars could account for 25% of new cars sold in urban
areas.
01:36 This is an increase from fewer than 1% sold globally in 2015.
01:42 By 2030, more than one-fourth of all miles could be traveled via shared
mobility.
01:48 This is an increase from 4% of global miles traveled in 2015.
01:53 By 2025, virtually all cars could be connected to the internet.
01:58 I personally believe these are conservative predictions.
02:02 Consumers are expecting this change to happen fast, much sooner and Nissan
is taking steps to deliver on them.
02:09 For example, consumers are expecting a more relaxing and safer drive.
02:14 Today more than 90% of accidents on the road are the consequence of human
error.
02:19 In the US, car fatalities have been recently increasing again to more than
35,000 in 2015.
02:27 Distracted driving has been one of the significant causes.
02:31 As the car takes over, more of the driving accidents and fatalities will
be reduced and so should insurance premium.
02:39 The Renault-Nissan alliance is committed to delivering 10 models with
autonomous drive functionality by 2020 and you'll hear more on this today.
02:49 In addition to safety, consumers tell us they want a more productive and
connected drive.
02:56 In the U.S., a driver in average spends one hour in the car per day, hands
on the wheel, eyes on the road.
03:04 Consumers want to be able to join a videoconference, talk with families,
solve problems in partnership with technology.
03:10 More and more they expect constant connection, even on the go especially
with younger drivers.
03:16 You'll hear more about our plans to deliver on this today.
03:20 Consumers want more choices and more convenience.
03:24 Yesterday I was authorized for the first time to sit behind the wheel of
one of our autonomous cars in Palo Alto, Silicon Valley.
03:33 It was a great experience and the glimpse into what's to come.
03:37 But like me, many people don't want to give up driving completely.
03:41 Instead what they want are option to decide when to drive and when to let
the car take over.
03:48 Finally, consumers are asking for more efficiency without compromising
excitement.
03:53 Increasingly, consumers do not need to choose between them.
03:58 Batteries are getting better, more affordable.
04:00 Electric vehicle infrastructure is improving.
04:03 In many countries, particularly in China, governments are super
incentivizing the development of EV technologies.
04:09 You'll hear more about how Nissan is building on our leadership in
electric and zero-emission products and what's coming next.
04:17 Delivering on each of these expectations requires a new configuration of
hardware, software, policies and business models.
04:26 We are facing a transformation on the scale of moving from the horse and
carriage to the automobile.
04:33 Every automaker, including Nissan, is experimenting, prototyping and
testing new technologies and new approaches.
04:40 For example, we have test plan for every level of autonomous drive
technology in the US, in Japan, in Europe and in China.
04:49 Our goal is to accelerate the time it takes to inject these advancements
into the heart of the mass market.
04:57 At the same time we are taking steps to make sure we as a company are
prepared for what's ahead.
05:03 We recognize that in cities or even in suburban or rural areas, convenient
and cheaper mobility services and alternative to public transportation will soon meet many
people's needs.
05:15 We see this as an opportunity to expand our business to provide greater
convenience and personalized mobility service for our customers.
05:26 This includes how you experience a vehicle on the inside through good
design, quality materials and connected technologies.
05:34 But it's also about differentiating your entire customer experience no
matter your relationship to the car.
05:41 For example, in Europe we've launched a pilot that uses the power of
online social networking to pair up compatible owners to part-own a car which is called
the micro.
05:53 Cars will be on the road this spring.
05:57 While our priorities are expanding, we remain confident in our core
business.
06:01 We will continue to build cars for people who love to drive them and who
prefer to own them.
06:09 Investing and developing the right technology bricks is critical to both
the innovation of our business and delivering on the core business of car making.
06:17 We have a significant advantage to most automakers.
06:20 Through the Renault-Nissan alliance now with the addition of Mitsubishi
Motors joining us, we sell 10 million vehicles a year, putting us among the top three
automotive group in the world.
06:31 This scale allows us to invest in the full spectrum of autonomous electric
connected
06:38 car technology and services without reducing other necessary investments.
06:43 No shortcuts, no blind spots.
06:46 But even with these advantages no automaker can do everything at once and
alone.
06:51 We must develop the bricks of technologies and assemble them at certain
points in time.
06:56 When we do not have the technologies in house, we are partnering with
startups, technology companies, social entrepreneurs to find the best innovation.
07:05 And if the technology does not exist, we are creating it ourselves just as
we did when we could not find an electric car battery that could deliver the kind of
performance we needed.
07:15 So we did ourselves.
07:17 Today there are plenty of companies dedicated to building battery and
doing it well, so we can invest elsewhere.
07:23 Admission from the beginning we work to bring the right technology for the
full spectrum of our vehicle and the most amount of people.
07:32 This takes more than innovation it takes ingenuity and it's exactly what
we deliver through the
07:39 Nissan intelligent mobility.
07:41 It has three pillars Nissan intelligent driving which is about making
driving safer and more confident this is our investment in autonomous drive technologies.
07:51 Along with advanced driving systems and enhanced safety features Nissan
intelligent power is about making the drive more efficient without compromising excitement and
performs this is our investment in zero emission and electric vehicle technology.
08:08 Finally Nissan intelligent integration is about making driving more
connected to the wider society including the policy environment this is our blueprint to
achieving zero emissions, zero fatalities on the road, but we know these technological breakthrough
can benefit society of the roads as well from helping to deal with climate change to
supporting ageing populations, to unlocking local economic development and growth.
08:38 Nissan intelligent mobility has the potential to improve billions of
lives.
08:44 Over the next 30 minutes we will show you the technology that embodied the
three pillars of Nissan intelligent mobility and which represents the step Nissan is taking to
build the car and the car company of the future.
08:56 First we are introducing a new innovation to accelerate how quickly
autonomous and driverless cars can share the road it is named for what it delivers seamless
autonomous mobility or Sam developed with NASA technology Sam bridges autonomous vehicles with
onboard and cloud-based artificial intelligence.
09:18 Connected services and human support it will make sure that vehicle used
for customer services like Robo taxis.
09:25 Robo delivery shuttles public transportation alternatives operate smoothly
and make quick decisions in unpredictable circumstances.
09:35 This technology will make it possible for more autonomous vehicles to be
on the road much sooner with the technology in hand to ensure a smooth transition to
autonomous driving.
09:45 We are announcing that this year Nissan would lead an engagement with the
Renault-Nissan
09:49 Alliance and Japanese Internet company Dena to begin field test in Japan
targeting the development or driverless cars for commercial services at first the test
will focus on perfecting the driverless technology. By 2020 we will expand the scope of testing to
include mobility services in the Tokyo metropolitan area.
10:14 This is the first time we are announcing our target for a driverless
vehicle for commercial users while we continue to push forward on our autonomous Drive strategy
we also are building our leadership in electric vehicles since 2010 more than 250,000
Nissan Leafs have been sold and it is the best-selling worldwide today.
10:38 While announcing that the next leaf will be coming in the near future with
the twist it will be equipped with our pro pilot autonomous drive technology.
10:47 Finally who are taking further steps on connected car technology the
Renault-Nissan Alliance is continuing it's partnership with Microsoft to accelerate the
development and deployment of advanced connected technology as one example today we will demonstrate
the potential of
11:03 Microsoft personal assistant technology Cortana to make driving more
productive and seamless.
11:09 I will now ask our colleagues to bring these technologies to life.