The Chinese-owned automaker said Monday it will
test its "autonomous" cars on 30 miles (50 kilometers) of
selected roads in the Swedish city of Goteborg, starting in
2017.
In what it called "the world's first large-scale autonomous
driving pilot project," Volvo said the vehicle would assume all
driving functions, though the driver "is expected to be
available for occasional control."
Parking would be fully automated, allowing the driver to leave
the vehicle as it finds a vacant spot to park by itself.
Autonomous driving is still a long way off for legal and
technical reasons but increasingly possible by equipping cars
with cameras and computers.
[Associated
Press]
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