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New feature developed to warn drivers they’re hogging the overtaking lane

Nissan’s latest semi-autonomous driving system will tell drivers to move over when they have finished overtaking.


A carmaker has developed a new software feature to inform drivers to return to the adjacent lane after they have successfully overtaken another vehicle.

Nissan’s ‘ProPilot’ semi-autonomous driving system has been updated to include the system, with 2025 versions of the Rogue and Armada SUVs – sold in Australia as the X-Trail and Patrol, respectively – the first vehicles to receive the system in the United States.

The Nissan ‘ProPilot 2.1’ system in the Rogue and Armada – along with the new Infiniti QX80 – will issue a message on the instrument cluster when it is time for a driver to move out of the outer-most lane.

The feature will only work when the semi-autonomous highway driving system is active – currently limited to selected roads in the United States – and it will not automatically complete the lane-change manoeuvre, instead asking the driver to do so.

ProPilot 2.1 also utilises Google Maps technology compared to earlier versions of the system.

Local timing for the updated Nissan X-Trail has not been confirmed as it is on a different timeline to US-built models – while the Y63 Patrol is due in Australia in late 2026.

In most states and territories in Australia, drivers must keep left unless overtaking where a sign applies, or if the speed limit is over 80km/h, except Western Australia and Queensland where the limit is 90km/h – even if the section of the road does not include a sign informing drivers to keep left.

Drivers can drive in the right lane for a short distance to turn right or make a U-turn, where permitted.

In mid-2023, Victoria Police targeted road users hogging the right lane in a road safety blitz, with a handful of drivers fined for failing to keep left unless overtaking on a freeway.

The Surf Coast Police issued infringement notices to five separate drivers who were caught travelling in the right lane for over a kilometre, with each driver receiving a $192 fine and two demerit points.

While it not illegal to 'undertake' on marked roadways in Australia, some brands – such as Volkswagen – include a feature within the adaptive cruise control system in some vehicles to prevent it from passing a vehicle in the adjacent lane, which can be overridden by tapping the accelerator pedal.

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Jordan is a motoring journalist based in Melbourne with a lifelong passion for cars. He has been surrounded by classic Fords and Holdens, brand-new cars, and everything in between from birth, with his parents’ owning an automotive workshop in regional Victoria. Jordan started writing about cars in 2021, and joined the Drive team in 2024.

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