Nissan and Tsinghua University open joint research centre for intelligent mobility

Nissan Motor Company has collaborated with Tsinghua University in Beijing to work on research and development of electric vehicle and autonomous drive technologies for the Chinese market. As a part of the collaboration, the Japanese carmaker has opened a joint research centre at the Tsinghua University (Department of Automotive Engineering).

At the opening ceremony last week, Nissan and Tsinghua University provided the general framework for the researches of EV technologies including battery safety, autonomous driving technology and traffic systems for China in the future. To facilitate research about Chinese roads and local driving habits, the two parties will share resources to contribute to China's future mobility.

Commenting on the occasion, Takao Asami, senior vice president of Nissan said, "As we continue to expand our R&D capabilities throughout the world, we aggressively pursue our activities to create new values of mobility here in this new research center in Beijing."

Over the past decade, Nissan and Tsinghua University have maintained close co-operation in the research of core auto technologies and auto development strategies. 

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