He is in control of a real Nissan GT-R with its PlayStation

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Germain Goyer

Wednesday, 11 October 2017 11:09

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Do you remember the movie Tomorrow Never Dies where James Bond played by Pierce Brosnan was controlling his BMW 750iL from phone Ericsson? Of course, it was a match.

This time, Nissan is partnering with Playstation to reproduce a cascade similar. This stunt was to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the partnership between the two brands and the release of the game Gran Turismo Sport on October 17.

To do this, Nissan has turned to the champion of the GT Academy, Jann Mardenborough. It was installed in a helicopter with a gamepad PlayStation DualShock 4 and its mandate was to control the GT-R/C that was on the track of Silverstone under him.

The name GT-R/C obviously refers to the fact that the car is remote-controlled.

In order to ensure the link between the pilot, who occupies the passenger seat in the helicopter and the GT-R is on the
circuit, no less than six computers have been placed at the edge of the car. There are also four robots that are controlled including the steering wheel, the transmission, and foot pedals for acceleration and braking.

After having tried the experiment, to our surprise, Jann Mardenborough said that it was easier than he imagined driving distance this
Nissan GT-R.