Nissan’s Strange Obsession with Autonomous Chairs Strikes Again

Nissan is starting to show its love for autonomous chairs.

After unveiling the self-parking office chair earlier this year, the Japanese automaker has introduced the ProPILOT Chair, named after the company’s flagship autonomous driving technology. Like the driving technology found in Nissan’s vehicles, the ProPILOT Chair detects and automatically follows the chair ahead of it, maintaining a fixed distance while travelling along a set path. Designed to appeal to those that have had to wait in line for hours outside a crowded restaurant, the ProPILOT Chair essentially eliminates the tedium and physical strain of standing in line.

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The company is conducting plenty of real-world testing with the chair and between now and December 27, restaurants across Japan can apply to use the chairs by tweeting their name and website along with the hashtags #NissanProPilotChair #Wanted. The chairs will appear at selected restaurants starting next year, but in the meantime, people can check it out from September 29 through October 2 at the public gallery at Nissan’s Global Headquarters in Yokohama.

Nissan’s ProPILOT driving technology is currently only available in Japan on the redesigned Serena.

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