In order to control fleets of autonomous vehicles, Nissan has used a Mars Rover NASA technology and it is called Seamless Autonomous Mobility (SAM). Fully autonomous driving has to always overcome the obstacle to handle unpredictable, unusual and weird situations. Nissan thinks SAM is the answer to this problem.

Thus, when an awkward situation arises that an autonomous vehicle cannot assess, SAM will allow mobility manager assess vehicles images and sensor data, reports The Verge. The mobility manager can take request from fleets of vehicles and chart a course for the vehicle to take. Once the weird situation is over, the car can again resume its autonomous operations. Experiences and solutions can be shared between cars in entire fleets.

Nissan believes ride-sharing services, taxi and commercial fleets handling package delivery will benefit greatly from this system as it will allow the cars to deploy way sooner than autonomous systems trying to figure out and handle difficult situations.

NASA's Visual Environment for Remote Virtual Exploration (VERVE), NASA's Visual Environment for Remote Virtual Exploration (VERVE), from which SAM is adapted, is used to supervise interplanetary robots such as the Mars Rover.

Meanwhile, Nissan has confirmed the next-gen Leaf electric car that will also have driverless tech. The vehicle has been branded as "the next chapter in Nissan Intelligent Power." This indicates longer lasting batteries and a more powerful electric motor for top quality performance and increased range between recharging.

During CES 2016, the global boss of the Japanese brand, Carlos Ghosn, confirmed that the next-gen Leaf electric car was in the final stages of development. The car will feature Nissan's ProPilot autonomous driving technology that aids hands-off monitoring in highly controlled environments, reports Drive. The vehicle may be revealed during the Geneva show in March 2017.

Stay tuned on Mobile & Apps for more updates on Nissan's SAM technology and its Leaf electric vehicle.