In the future, cars will not only be able to drive autonomously, they also may be able to read your mind.

Nissan is working on "brain-to-vehicle" technology that will "enable vehicles to interpret signals from the driver's brain." That might sound a bit creepy, but Nissan says its so-called B2V technology offers benefits for both manual and autonomous driving. The technology requires a driver to wear a device on their head that measures brain activity, which is then analyzed by autonomous systems.

When you're behind the wheel operating a vehicle manually, the B2V technology might be able to sense that you're about the turn the steering wheel or push the accelerator. With this information, driver-assistant technologies would be able to initiate the action more quickly, improving your reaction time.

In autonomous mode, the brain-reading technology would be able to detect when you're uncomfortable. Using artificial intelligence, the car would then be able to change its driving style or adjust the environment to please you. If the technology senses you're stressed out, for instance, the car might use augmented reality to change your view to something more relaxing.

"When most people think about autonomous driving, they have a very impersonal vision of the future, where humans relinquish control to the machines," Nissan Executive Vice President Daniele Schillaci said in a statement. "Yet B2V technology does the opposite, by using signals from their own brain to make the drive even more exciting and enjoyable."

Nissan plans to use a driving simulator to demonstrate some elements of its B2V system at CES next week.