Nissan is well known for creating capable machines like the Hardbody and Navara or true driving machines like the 370Z and GT-R. Now it seems that the Japanese automaker is dipping into the furniture market with its ProPilot chair.
The company understands that people have had it with waiting in lines, so it has come to the rescue with a handy solution for when you’re waiting in a three-day long queue to buy the new iPhone.
The concept is simple. By making use of the adaptive cruise control technology (found in the current Serena minivan), the ProPilot chairs are able to maneuver itself to the front of the line and then all the way back again when it detects you have gotten up from your seat.
By making use of cameras and electric motors, the ProPilot chair intends to ease the flow of queues and reduce frustration in customers and clients who would rather not stand and wait around.
It is the height of laziness and seems to be a diluted version of the Toyota i-Real concept that we saw back in 2007 (a concept Toyota said would be available to the market in 2009, but I think we all knew that was unlikely). There’s no denying, however that it’s a pretty good idea.
