Behind the wheel of Britain's first autonomous car - the Nissan Qashqai with ProPilot

An affordable British-built self-driving family car that can steer and brake by itself has been launched in the UK today by Japanese car giant Nissan. It has fitted its school-run favourite Nissan Qashqai sports utility vehicle with advanced autonomous driving technology that until now has been the preserve of expensive luxury vehicles such as top of the range BMW and Mercedes-Benz models. We were among the first to try the latest model - and the autonomous driving modes - on and off-road before it hits showrooms. Britain's first semi-autonomous car: The Sunderland-built Qashqai SUV will be the first UK-assembled model designed for families that will feature a host of new driverless tech Equipped with Nissan's new'ProPilot' system, the smart Qashqai, built at its UK factory in Sunderland, can steer, accelerate and brake automatically using data supplied by a camera mounted on its windscreen and a radar behind badge on front grille. Nissan stresses that its self-driving technology is currently there to aid the driver, not to take over from him or her.