CES 2019: Nissan to demo tech that lets you ‘see’ around corners, find parking space

Nissan wants to make the invisible visible to you—like accidents in an unseen, upcoming corner or even a parking slot opening up near your destination. These are just a couple of practical implementations of what Nissan is calling its Invisible-to-Visible technology (I2V). And while it makes you think of uncloaking your car that’s hidden under an invisibility cloak, that isn’t what this future tech is about. Instead, what Nissan wants to achieve with this technology is to merge your physical and virtual worlds into a system you can use while on the road. It combines information from the sensors outside and inside the car as well as data from the cloud to help you see what’s happening behind a corner or street coming up so you can avoid traffic, watch out for pedestrians, and as mentioned, help you locate parking slots.

The automaker also introduces the idea of the “Metaverse,” which Wheels.ca describes as a “blockchain project that provides a foundational infrastructure for social and enterprise needs.” Through I2V technology and its access to the Metaverse, you can even have companions inside the car that are three-dimensional, augmented-reality avatars. These can be everyone from loved ones to local guides or professional drivers to help you while you’re on the road. The video above expounds what I2V hopes to bring to your future drives.