[Nfbf-l] World-first: 100 self-driving Volvos are about to be set free on Swedish roads

[Alan Dicey]

Dear Friends,
I believe you will agree with me, this is a step forward in the "Self 
Driving" automobile ongoing development, something of course we the Blind 
can surely benefit from!
With Best Regards,
God Bless,
Alan
Plantation, Florida

GOTHENBURG, Sweden - 100 self-driving cars are about to be set free on 
Swedish roads in the world's first large-scale autonomous driving project.

The project, 'Drive Me - Self-driving cars for sustainable mobility', is a 
joint initiative by Volvo, the Swedish Transport Administration, the Swedish 
Transport Agency, Lindholmen Science Park and the City of Gothenburg and has 
been endorsed by the Swedish government.

The aim is to determine the societal benefits of autonomous driving and 
position Sweden and Volvo as leaders in the development of future mobility.

'ZERO TRAFFIC DEATHS'

President and CEO of Volvo, Hakan Samuelsson, said: "Autonomous vehicles are 
an integrated part of Volvo Cars as well as the Swedish government's vision 
for zero traffic deaths. This public pilot is an important step towards this 
goal and will give us an insight into technological challenges at the same 
time as we get valuable feedback from customers driving on public roads."

the project will use about 50km of roads, typical commuter arteries, and 
freeways.

Volvo technical specialist Erik Coelingh said: "Our aim is for the cars to 
be able to handle all possible traffic scenarios by themselves, including 
leaving the traffic flow and finding a safe 'harbour' if the driver is for 
any reason unable to regain control."

The Drive Me project will focus on a number of areas, among them:

. How autonomous vehicles bring societal and economic benefits by improving 
traffic efficiency and road safety.
. Infrastructure requirements for autonomous driving.
. Typical traffic situations suitable for autonomous vehicles.
. Customer confidence in autonomous vehicles.
. How road users react to self-driving cars.

The project will start in 2014 with customer research, technology 
development as well as the development of a user interface. The first cars 
are expected to be on the roads in Gothenburg by 2017.

The project will see the cars complete a number of tasks such as automated 
parking, without a driver present. The aim is leave a car at the entrance to 
a parking garage and allow it to find a vacant spot and park itself.


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