What happened
Euro NCAP, the European New Car Assessment Programme, released its assisted driving grading for the Nissan Qashqai on 10 May 2022. It tested ProPILOT with Navi-Link, which combines adaptive cruise control with lane guidance. The Qashqai avoided a collision with moving vehicles in the adaptive cruise control tests. It also responded to stationary cars, and automatic emergency braking added support when a crash was close. Through an S-bend, it stayed within its lane at all but the highest test speed. With an unresponsive driver, the car made a controlled stop in its lane. If the radar or camera was blocked, it warned the driver and prevented activation. Euro NCAP scored the system 93% for safety backup and 74% for assistance competence and graded it Very Good. It noted that the Qashqai has no internal camera and monitors the driver only through steering input. No crash outcome on public roads is reported. Euro NCAP mentions camera inputs but does not mention machine learning.
Sources
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Assessment report, by authors with no tie to the system.
The Nissan Qashqai provides a good, and very balanced, level of driver engagement and driving assistance. Combined with excellent safety back-up, the system offers a Very Good level of highway assistance overall.
Details
AI system
- Workflow
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The system combines map-based speed limit information with real time camera inputs. It balances the driver's steering input with lane guidance. If the radar or camera is blocked, the car warns the driver and prevents activation.
Follow-up
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The driver keeps steering, since the car monitors the driver only through steering wheel input. The driver slows for junctions, since the system adapts speed only for curves and roundabouts.
Entry details
- Sector
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Road vehicle crash avoidance / assisted driving.
- Purpose
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Nissan built ProPILOT with Navi-Link to help the driver control speed, following distance and lane position on highways and other roads.
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Cite this record
Peter H. Vartanian. (2026). Euro NCAP grades ProPILOT with Navi-Link on the Qashqai Very Good (AIBD-0935). Artificial Intelligence Benefits Database, edition of 1 November 2026. https://petervartanian.xyz/aibd/records/AIBD-0935.html (archived at https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/AADSII, version 7.0)