Nissan is committed to redefining how cars are driven, powered, and integrated into society—a vision derived from the belief that the most exciting technology you own is right in your driveway. To communicate the benefits of Nissan Intelligent Mobility technologies for the Altima, we looked for a way to put people in the middle of the action without any real threat or danger. The result was Tech Drive VR—a way for people to understand and connect with the Altima’s advanced technologies.

Take technology for a test drive. Tech Drive VR allows users to test out Nissan’s high-tech safety features in situations that replicate real-life dangers—hazards and near misses of all kinds. And since danger can come from any direction, the 360-degree experience allows a very real, driver’s seat perspective as the car reacts to dangers that a driver wouldn’t have seen. With Tech Drive, you can put safety technology through its paces, and experience (not just hear about) how the car has you covered. It’s proof of Nissan innovation—not only in their cars, but also in their marketing.

With Intelligent Mobility vision, Nissan is committed to redefining how cars are driven, powered, and integrated into society. We help them find innovative ways to tell stories around this vision. So, when Nissan asked us to help them communicate the benefits of Nissan Intelligent Mobility technologies for the Altima (rear automatic breaking, proPILOT assist, blind spot warnings, and much more) we came to face to face with a perennial product education challenge: you can talk about safety technology during a test drive, but you can’t really test it out (not safely, at any rate). So, we looked for a way to put people in virtual danger and put Nissan’s advanced technology through its paces—without placing anyone in any actual danger. The result was Tech Drive VR—a 360° experience that lets drivers experience and connect with the Altima’s advanced technologies.

With Tech Drive VR, Nissan allows you to experience how it feels when technology saves the day. By using a 360°, virtual reality experience, we put technology to the test in ways no test drive ever has. The 360° experience puts you in the virtual driver’s seat to test the car’s capabilities and test drive what you couldn’t in real life. This first-person perspective means that users not only see and hear dangerous close calls, but actually feel them. Using a custom-built 360° camera rig, we dropped people right into the action—behind the wheel and on the street—to give users a genuine, interactive feel for how the Altima’s safety features work. To enhance authenticity, Tech Drive was shot live, in a real car, on real streets, with threats as close as they would be in real life.

Tech Drive VR has been accessible on VR headsets at over 300 Nissan dealerships and events as well as on Microsoft Xboxes. It’s an industry-first React360 beta that put the 360° test drive right in your Facebook feed and other social media platforms. The VR experience also launched at dealerships and auto events around North America in December of 2018—including the LA Auto Show, Detroit Auto Show, Chicago Auto Show, New York Auto Show, Toronto Auto Show, and over 300 Nissan Dealerships.

Tech Drive VR has been accessible on VR headsets at over 300 Nissan dealerships and events as well as on Microsoft Xboxes. It’s an industry-first React360 beta that put the 360° test drive right in your Facebook feed and other social media platforms. In its first 30 days, Tech Drive VR reached 100 million video impressions, with thousands of virtual test drives taken around the world. The VR experience also launched at dealerships and auto events around North America in December of 2018—including the LA Auto Show, Detroit Auto Show, Chicago Auto Show, New York Auto Show, Toronto Auto Show, and over 300 Nissan Dealerships.