Nissan unveiled the Pivo concept car at the Tokyo Motor Show in 2005. At first sight it appears to be another of those futuristic cars.But a closer look reveals a very interesting vehicle.It is an electric car with a unique revolving cabin which can turn 360 degrees.The advantage of this design is that it eliminates the need for reversing and parking is not a problem anymore because you have wheels that can turn 90 degrees.Whatever you do you can always be looking forward while doing it.This makes it much safer to drive also.The driver's cabin is bubble shaped which eliminates blind spots and gives perfect visibility.This is the new Nissan Around View Technology. Its engine The Nissan Super Motor is powered by a Compact Lithium-ion battery which has zero emissions and gives you one of the most environment friendly cars available.
The Pivo seats three. the driver sits in front in the center and two passengers sit side by side in the rear.The name Pivo is derived from the word pivot. Whenever you need to reverse or to park you simply pivot the entire cabin and do it while looking forward.This is possible because of Nissan's advanced drive by wire technologies which eliminate the need for mechanical connections between the cabin and the chassis.
Cameras mounted on the outside of the car feed an accurate image of the surroundings on to a dashboard monitor. These cameras are located at the front, rear and both the sides of the car. An image processing technique synthesizes these images into a single bird's eye view.
An infra red commander allows drivers to operate the navigation and audio systems without taking their eyes off the road.Because of Nissan's Horizontal Display information is displayed along the bottom of the windshield allowing drivers to concentrate on the road ahead.
Now Nissan has unveiled the Pivo 2.This car also features a robot which sits on the dashboard and warns the driver when it senses that the driver is getting sleepy.It also nods and shakes its head which cheers up drivers.Unlike the first Pivo this car has no axles.Instead it has four electric motors which power each wheel separately.This vehicle will be exhibited at the Tokyo Motor Show later this month. In Japanese the Pivo is called 'Kawaii' or cute. Nissan hopes that this car will be particularly attractive to female drivers. Let's see whether this car is a hit or not.
