MOTORING NEWS - Volvo Cars plans to launch China's most advanced autonomous driving experiment in which local drivers will test autonomous driving cars on public roads in everyday driving conditions.
Volvo Cars expects the experiment to involve up to 100 cars and will, in the coming months, begin negotiations with interested cities in China to see which are able to provide the necessary permissions, regulations and infrastructure to allow the experiment to go ahead.
Volvo believes the introduction of autonomous driving (AD) technology promises to reduce car accidents as well as free-up congested roads, reduce pollution and allow drivers to use time spent in their cars more valuably.
The Swedish company is pioneering the development of autonomous driving systems as part of its commitment that no one will be seriously injured or killed in a new Volvo by the year 2020.
"Autonomous driving can make a significant contribution to road safety," Håkan Samuelsson, president and chief executive of Volvo Cars told a seminar in Beijing on 7 April, entitled 'Autonomous Driving - could China take the lead?'.
The Swedish company is pioneering the development of autonomous driving systems as part of its commitment that no one will be seriously injured or killed in a new Volvo by the year 2020.
"Autonomous driving can make a significant contribution to road safety," Håkan Samuelsson, president and chief executive of Volvo Cars told a seminar in Beijing on 7 April, entitled 'Autonomous Driving - could China take the lead?'.
"The sooner AD cars are on the roads, the sooner lives will be saved." Samuelsson welcomed the positive steps that China has taken to develop autonomous driving technologies, but also encouraged the nation to do more to try and speed up the implementation of the regulations that will oversee autonomous driving cars in future.
"There are multiple benefits to AD cars," said Samuelsson. "That is why governments need to put the necessary legislation in place to allow AD cars onto the streets as soon as possible. The car industry cannot do it all by itself. We need governmental assistance."
"There are multiple benefits to AD cars," said Samuelsson. "That is why governments need to put the necessary legislation in place to allow AD cars onto the streets as soon as possible. The car industry cannot do it all by itself. We need governmental assistance."
