As you may know, Nissan has been working on its ProPILOT driver assistance programs for many years now. It’s been quite the journey, but the end result promises to be worth the wait. And now, finally, after incredible amounts of time, research, and energy, the Nissan ProPILOT Assist driver technology is ready for US launch. So, how does it work exactly?

Every single year, technology keeps finding new ways to amaze us. Not just in the form of smartphones and handheld devices, but also in some bigger pieces of innovation, such as our cars. One car that continues to step up the competition is the Nissan LEAF. This year, LEAF models in Japan and Europe will be receiving a couple of autonomous features, which we hope American models will also receive in the not-too-distant future. So what autonomous features are available on the 2018 Nissan LEAF?

Nissan has announced that it will be offering standard Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) on one million of its most popular models in the upcoming year of production. All 2018 Nissan Rogue, Rogue Sport, Altima, Murano, Leaf, Pathfinder, Maxima, and Sentra models will receive AEB standard in every single model sold in the U.S. As exciting as this is, you’re probably asking yourself a couple of questions. How does Nissan Automatic Emergency Braking work? What exactly is AEB? Stay tuned, you’re about to find out.