This incredible technology will let you drive a car with your mind

Whoa

New Nissan technology.

Nissan is developing a "car of the future that will read your brain waves," said Jie Ma and Nao Sano at Bloomberg​. The automaker this week unveiled its "brain-to-vehicle" technology at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The system tries to "decode" a driver's thinking to "anticipate actions" and make hands-on driving more fun. The driver wears a skullcap with electrodes that transmit brainwave activity to influence the steering, acceleration, and braking systems. "The driver still turns the wheel or hits the gas pedal, but the car anticipates those movements and begins the actions 0.2 seconds to 0.5 seconds sooner."

(Image credit: Courtesy Nissan)

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