Yahoo Finance Nissan's New Driver-Assist Feature Aims to Move Left-Lane Hogs
Nissan's ProPilot 2.1 driver-assistance tech has a new feature to crack down on drivers hogging the left lane.
After the driver manually completes a passing maneuver, the hands-free system will suggest moving back into the right lane if they linger too long.
ProPilot 2.1 is currently available on the 2025 Rogue and Infiniti QX80 and will be available on the 2025 Armada when it launches later this year.
Nissan is on a mission to lower our collectively raised blood pressure by ending left-lane camping one car at a time. We all know that feeling of impatience when there's a slow car ahead of us in the left lane. Thankfully, Nissan's new ProPilot 2.1 driver-assistance tech aims to help put a stop to that pesky behavior by encouraging drivers to return to the right lane after completing a pass.
The technology is part of the Lane Change Assist feature in the most recent ProPilot hands-free system, which works on compatible single-lane freeways. After the driver manually completes a pass with the system engaged, they will get an alert suggesting they merge back into the right lane. However, the driver is responsible for making that happen. Plus, the ProPilot system must activated for the driver to get the message in the first place. With the system off, people will be left to their own devices.
While we appreciate that Nissan's new hands-free-driving mode attempts to tell people how to properly drive, they're not forced to heed the prompt. Meanwhile, systems such as GM's Super Cruise will not only automatically change lanes to pass slow pokes in front of the vehicle, but it also automatically returns to the right lane after passing. Now that's more like it. Still, we're hopeful that ProPilot 2.1 will help remind Nissan and Infiniti drivers when they're camping in the left lane too long.
ProPilot 2.1 is now available on the 2025 Rogue, where it can be ordered for $3200 on the top two trims. It's also currently available on the 2025 Infiniti QX80, and it will be available on the 2025 Armada when that full-size SUV launches later this year. The system will eventually expand to other Nissan and Infiniti models down the road—as long as no left-lane squatters get in the way.
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