Published on04/17/08
There’s nothing like a project to learn new stuff. In this case, the project is to make automobiles that are better suited for senior citizens. To understand how it feels to be a senior driver, Nissan engineers wear this “aging suit” and a pair of goggles to simulate the same challenge of mobility, balance and vision that their customers face daily. An engineer comments that “it is very difficult to drive” after a short test-drive. There you go. Now that engineers know exactly what’s going on, they can put their minds into solving it