Nissan made a full-size remote control car using a PlayStation controller
And they only went and drove the thing around Silverstone…
Video games get more and more realistic every year, but Nissan just took things to a whole new level.
The motoring giants put together a remote control car using one of their own vehicles, a Nissan GT-R, and a PlayStation 4 controller – and just to prove it worked, they drove it round the track at Silverstone.
The British driver, who described the experience as “once-in-a-lifetime, truly epic stuff”, was flown up in a helicopter so he could operate the car from above.
And he was impressed with the vehicle, saying: “The response from the car when using the controller was far more engaging than I thought it would be.”
He added: “Steering, acceleration and braking were all intelligently configured, allowing for controlled application so I could really get a feel through the corners and hold it steady down the fast straights.”
That compares with an average speed of 83mph that might have been expected had the car been driven in a more conventional fashion.
The GT-R /C was put together by JLB Design, who connected the controller to a micro-computer which sent wireless signals to the systems on board the car.
In total four computers and six robots were needed to make the car work.
The stunt was put together to mark the release of Gran Turismo Sport, out on October 18 on PS4.
