Some cars would just let you ram into a passing object, but not with the new Nissan safety options on board. The car will try to save itself and you by providing warnings and steering the car away from peril in case of an adverse situation.
A car installed with the brake-resistance device would try to deter the driver from changing lanes, for example, if it detected a car zooming up from behind in the motorist’s blind spot, Nissan said.
Motorists can still override the deterrence in an emergency but a test drive in a car fitted with the feature on Wednesday [...]