FACT SHEET: Nissan Future Lab

Founded:

2014 as an extension of Nissan's global advanced planning group

Purpose:

To impact mobility from now until 2025 in ways that improve quality of life and are sustainable

Locations:

California, United States
Paris, France
Tokyo, Japan

Areas of research:

Look beyond products and examine the future of mobility in a wider sense; inspired by rapid developments in automotive technology such as electric, autonomous and connected vehicles and trends like ride sharing

Current public projects:

Scoot Networks Micromobility Vehicle Sharing Pilot (San Francisco, October 2015)

Published work:

What Is a Product? How a New Definition is Leading Us toward a Place-Based Design Process (EPIC, 7/25/2015)

Executive:

Rachel Nguyen, executive director, Nissan Future Lab – Nissan Motor Company, Ltd.